Leaving Fear Behind: A Documentary by and about Tibetans

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Posted: Aug 27 08

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Detention, Freedom of opinion & expression, Freedom of religion & belief

Beijing Olympics, china, Dalai Lama, documentary, Free Tibet, tibet

UPDATE - October 15, 2008: After seven months of detention, filmmaker and Buddhist monk Golog Jigme has just been released from prison, according to a statement just released by Filming For Tibet, the company that produced Leaving Fear Behind. The statement goes on to say that Jigme was "severely tortured after his arrest in March 2008" and "fainted several times (during interrogations) due to the beatings." He is now back at the Labrang Tashikyil monastery in the Gansu province. Dhondup Wangchen is still in detention and there is no news on his pending trial. Read the full statement here.

Leaving Fear Behind (in Tibetan, Jigdrel) is a heroic film shot by Tibetans from inside Tibet, who longed to bring Tibetan voices to the Beijing Olympic Games. With the global spotlight on China as it rises to host the XXIX Olympics, Tibetans wish to tell the world of their plight and their heartfelt grievances against Chinese rule. The footage was smuggled out of Tibet under extraordinary circumstances. The filmmakers - Dondhup Wangchen and Golog Jigme - were detained soon after sending their tapes out, and remain in detention today.

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