Tag: Tibetan monk
China warns Tibetan monks ahead of March anniversaries
China regularly tightens security in Tibet’s capital Lhasa and in other Tibetan areas of China during important political events in Beijing
Tibetan monks sent to labor camps for spreading news of Buddhist...
The 11 were arrested on suspicion of sending news and photos of the statue’s destruction to contacts outside the region
Statue of revered Tibetan monk seized by Chinese police
The statue of Tulku Tenzin Delek Rinpoche, who died in 2015 in a Chinese prison, was commissioned by the late monk’s students
Two Tibetan monks arrested, held with no word to their family
Tenzin Norbu and Wangchen Nyima, who are brothers, were arrested on Aug. 15, 2021, and are being held in a prison in Tawu
Tibetan monk missing more than a year after arrest
The monk was charged with keeping pictures of exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama and other politically sensitive material
Tibetan monk given 5-year prison term for sharing teachings by Dalai...
Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama is widely reviled by Chinese leaders as a separatist intent on splitting Tibet
Tibetan writer given 10-year prison term in secret trial
The writer has been described as an “open-minded individual who advocates the preservation of Tibetan language, religion and culture”
China forces young Tibetans out of monasteries in Qinghai
The move, announced on Oct. 1, has already seen monks aged 11 to 15 years expelled from Dhitsa monastery in Qinghai
Tibetan monk held in China’s Sichuan province on unknown charges
The 45-year-old monk was taken into custody on July 20 and is now being held in detention