Tibetan “singing nun” arrives in exile after second period of imprisonment

Photo: Ani Palden Choedron © ICT

Ani Palden Choedron Photo © ICT

Palden Choedron, one of a group of 14 courageous Tibetan women who became known as the “singing nuns” after they smuggled out a recording of patriotic and religious songs from their prison cells, has arrived in exile in Dharamsala, India. After her release from an eight-year sentence in Drapchi prison, Palden Choedron attempted to escape from Tibet but was caught and served three years in a “reform through labour” camp before her second, successful escape from Tibet and arrival in India on September 1. (more…)

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