Lobsang Chophel, 2004 winner
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Tibetan Broadcaster Lobsang Chophel for his dominant coverage of the biggest Tibetan human rights story of the year: the Chinese government’s use of criminal charges to punish a Tibetan Buddhist monk loyal to his Holiness the Dalai Lama.