China intensified its crackdown across Tibet ahead of Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday: CTA report

China Imposes Sweeping Crackdown on Tibetans During Dalai Lama’s 90th Birthday

The government of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has imposed sweeping restrictions across Tibet to suppress religious and cultural observances marking the 90th birthday of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Reports from multiple Tibetan areas reveal an intensified campaign of surveillance, arbitrary detentions, and harsh curbs on religious freedom. Karze Monastery Under Lockdown In Karze County, Sichuan Province, Chinese authorities deployed lar…

China intensified its crackdown across Tibet ahead of Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday: CTA report

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 16: Chinese authorities reportedly tightened security across Tibet around the time of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday, ramping up surveillance, monitoring Tibetans’ daily activities and communications—particularly with those in exile—and carrying out arrests throughout the region, according to tibet.net, the official portal of the exile Tibetan government, the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA).  Ch…