Letter to the Editor: The missing Buddhist leader China wants you to forget

Earlier this year a Tibetan man called Gedhun Choekyi Nyima turned 30. Around the world, thousands of Tibetans and friends of Tibet gathered to mark the day, in their homes, local Buddhist centres and temples, and in the streets.

But not one person there was celebrating the birthday, because someone was missing — Gedhun Choekyi Nyima himself.