Geneva, May 17 -- Swiss Parliamentarians from the Swiss Parliamentary Group for Tibet have called on the Swiss Government (Federal Council) to urge China to immediately release Gedhun Choekyi Nyima and his family, marking the 30th anniversary of the enforced disappearance of the 11th Panchen Lama, Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, according to a post shared by the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) on X.

The Parliamentarians condemned the Chinese government for abducting the then six-year-old boy and his family on 17 May 1995, the CTA post reported.

Nicolas Walder, Co-President of the Parliamentary Group for Tibet, stated: "The goals of the PRC are obvious: through these massive propaganda shows with the 'official' Panchen Lama, the communist aut...