Extraordinary repression hit Tibet in connection with the 2008 Beijing Olympics. It is happening again.
Tibetan Buddhism
Tenzin Delek Rinpoche: Statue Removed, Relatives Arrested
Fifteen years after the suspicious death in jail of the charismatic Buddhist monk from Kham, the CCP is still afraid of him.
Restrictions on Religious Activities Continue in Tibet
Statues were destroyed in Tibet, monks and nuns evicted from their monasteries, new regulations introduced to further limit religious freedom.
Megastatue of Buddha Destroyed in Sichuan
In Luhuo (Drakgo) a 30-meter-tall statue and its 45 prayer wheels were demolished, generating widespread protests.
Tibetan Dissident Dhi Lhaden Sentenced to 4 Years in Jail
Former monk and popular author from Amdo was accused of “disrupting social order.”
Xi Jinping in Tibet: A Sideshow About Water
Tibetans were compelled to stay home while extras in fancy costumes hailed the President’s attempt to sell the controversial “largest dam in the world” project.
Tibetan Monk in Sichuan: 4 ½ Years in Jail for Chatting with His Sister
Rinchen Zhuzhen was sentenced to for “inciting separatism” in WeChat conversations.
China’s New White Paper on Tibet: “We Will Pick Up the Next Dalai Lama”
May 23 marked the 70th anniversary of the Seventeen Point Agreement China compelled Tibetans to sign in 1951. The CCP insists it should control reincarnations.
China Occupies Sacred Land in Bhutan, Threatens India
The construction of Chinese villages in a holy Buddhist area in occupied Bhutanese territory is part of a wider anti-Indian strategy.
Diluting Tibetan Buddhism to Cancel an Entire People
Bitter Winter’s review of the new report by International Campaign for Tibet. Destroying religion is the CCP’s road to destroying Tibet’s culture and soul.