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MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION (2025/2692(RSP))

On the violations of Religious Freedom in Tibet

B-10-2025-0251

on behalf of the S&D Group · Rapporteur: Yannis Maniatis, Francisco Assis, Hannes Heide

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The resolution condemns religious persecution in Tibet and across China, including forced indoctrination and discrimination, and calls for state-religion separation and respect for the Chinese Constitution. It urges China to provide information on the whereabouts of Gedhun Choekyi Nyima and his family and to allow their safe return to Tibet.

Key points

  1. Condemns all forms of religious persecution in Tibet and across the PRC, including forced indoctrination and discrimination based on religion or belief.
  2. Calls for a clear separation between State and religion in China, grounded in principles of independence and non-interference in religious affairs.
  3. Asserts that current rules and policies on religious activities go beyond protecting State secularism and harmony among religions.
  4. Urges PRC authorities to uphold its Constitution and cease all forms of discrimination against religious and ethnic minorities.
  5. Calls on the PRC government to provide credible information on Gedhun Choekyi Nyima and his family and permit their safe return to Tibet.

Who is affected

  • Religious and ethnic minorities in Tibet and across China, including Tibetan Buddhists and their clergy.
  • Gedhun Choekyi Nyima and his family, whose whereabouts remain unknown since 1995.

Figures and deadlines

  • 17 May 1995: date Gedhun Choekyi Nyima disappeared with his parents.