Dharamshala, Oct. 3 -- On China's 76th National Day, survivors of persecution, international rights activists, US lawmakers, and activists convened at the US Capitol for a major conference titled "Faith Under Siege: Confronting Religious Persecution and Oppression in China." The gathering shed light on the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) intensifying crackdown on religious and faith-based communities, as reported by Phayul.

According to Phayul, former Tibetan political prisoner Namkyi was among the most powerful voices at the event. Recalling her 2015 protest in Ngaba County with her sister Tenzin Dolma, she recounted their subsequent arrest and torture. "We were subjected to solitary confinement, military drills, political indoctrinatio...