Dissident Nun in China Flies to U.S.
A Tibetan Buddhist nun who spent 15 years in prison on political charges was allowed to leave China and flew to the United States on Wednesday, a U.S. activist announced.
Phuntsog Nyidron was released from prison in 2004 but her movements were restricted, said John Kamm, executive director of the Dui Hua Foundation in San Francisco.
The nun’s departure comes ahead of a visit to Washington by Chinese President Hu Jintao.
She was arrested in 1989 on charges of “counterrevolutionary propaganda and incitement.” She was mentioned in speeches on human rights by the U.S. ambassador to China.
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