Missing Tibetan Lama comes of age

Campaigners on Tibet are marking the coming of age of the Panchen Lama - chosen by the Dalai Lama as Tibetan Buddhism's second most revered figure.

Gendun Cheokyi Nyima, now 18 years old, was named Panchen Lama aged five but has not been seen in public since.

The Chinese authorities rejected his appointment and named their own Panchen Lama, Gyaltsen Norbu, in 1995.

Beijing says Gendun is living a free life but campaigners say he has been under house arrest during childhood.