[Climbing] URGENT: CLIMBING SKILLS NEEDED

[Kunsang Kelden]

Dear Climbers, 

My name is Kunsang and I am a signer for Students for a Free Tibet. I am 
sending out this email to enlist two or more climbers who are interested in 
hanging a banner off the library on Friday, Dec. 10th, Human Rights Day. 
This banner hang is a part our 5 College Day of Action to stop the execution of 
of Tenzin Delek Rinpoche, a highly respected monk in Tibet who was unjustly 
sentenced to death in April 2002. 

Chinese authorities in Lithang, Eastern Tibet, arrested Tenzin Delek Rinpoche 
Lobsang Dhondup, a former monk. Both were accused of involvement in bombings 
and explosions. On December 2nd, 2002, Lobsang Dhondup was sentenced to 
immediate death, and Tenzin Delek Rinpoche was sentenced to death with a 
suspension of two years. 

Because of Tenzin Delek RInpoche's influence in his community, and his efforts 
to preserve Tibetan identity, the Chinese authorities view him as a threat to 
their control in the region. Over the course of a decade, he was the target of 
increasing harassment, intimidation, and control by Chinese officials. 

Tenzin Delek was denied access to independent lawyers and did not have a fair 
trial. Because of massive international outcry about the case, the Chinese 
authorities assured international governments that Tenzin Delek Rinpoche and 
Lobsang Dhondup would receive a thorough retrial in China’s Supreme Court. 
However on January 26, 2003, after a secret retrial in the Provincial Court, 
Lobsang Dhondup was executed, in the first known execution of a Tibetan for 
political crimes in 20 years, and Tenzin Delek Rinpoche’s 2-year suspended 
death sentence was upheld. 

If you are able to help in any way, we would appreciate it enormously. 
Although you are not a political group, we ask that you consider that an 
innocent monk's life is at stake. You would be taking part in a direct action 
along with tens of thousands of people around the world that would stop the 
execution and press for his immediate release. 

Thank you and we hope to hear from you as soon as possible.

Cheers, 

Kunsang 

Here is the image that will be on the banner with text 
"Sentenced to Die, You Can Save My Life," available at 
http://www.studentsforafreetibet.org/downloads/TDR-url.pdf 

Also, a downloadable fact sheet on Tenzin Delek Rinpoche, sample letters, and 
petitions, available at http://www.studentsforafreetibet.org/TDRdownloads