10 November 2011

Actor Dominic West was with the Free Tibet team in Dharamsala last week.

While there, he had a very special meeting with the man whose torture testimony he recounted on video for us last year.

Tibet hero

This is what Dominic said at his meeting with Lhamo Kyab:

“I feel humility in meeting a great hero who is prepared to sacrifice not seeing his family (which I understand as a father), to make a difference in his homeland.

“It’s an astonishingly heroic story and thank goodness it’s being told, but so many others are not. I feel your desire to give witness to the people suffering that nobody knows about.

“I’m honoured and privileged that you told your story to me because I realise that information is important and enables us to help. If there’s anything I can do to disseminate your story so that most people know about you, I'll do it.

“You are a great hero.”

How you can help

There are a number of ways you can join Dominic in helping us to stop the torture of Tibetans like Lhamo.

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Sign our petition urging the Chinese authorities to show restraint.

Unrest in Tibet

The meeting between Dominic and Lhamo Kyab took place at a time when unrest over the Chinese occupation is growing in Tibet. A number of significant protests have taken place recently and, since March, eleven Tibetans have set themselves on fire in protest at repressive Chinese policies in Tibet.

Find out more about recent events in Tibet and the individuals who self-immolated.

Photo by Abhishek Madhukar