The European Parliament has passed a resolution to demand that China respect the provisions in its own constitution guaranteeing the rights of Tibetans to freedom of speech, religious belief, assembly and the right to criticise or protest against state policy. They called for the immediate release from prison of Tashi Wangchuk, a language advocate and the monk Choekyi, jailed in 2015 for celebrating HH the Dalai Lama’s birthday.