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China Strengthens Tibetan Religious Repression | January 02, 2008

Last year in August and September it was shown that the world could not protect nor defend the Buddhist monks of Myanmar, who suffered under government crackdown including deaths and 1,150 political prisoners.  (See IHT article today)

Today The Independent of London leads with a headline "2008: The year a new superpower is born," describing the international financial plans of cash soaked China,

China is set to make 2008 the year it asserts its status as a global colossus by flexing frightening economic muscle on international markets, enjoying unprecedented levels of domestic consumption and showcasing itself to a watching world with a glittering £20bn Olympic Games.
For this reason it is important to keep steady watch on developments in China especially as pertains religious freedom (as guaranteed by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, General Assembly resolution 217 A (III) of 10 December 1948).

Today The Epoch Times reports China Strengthens Tibetan Religious Repression,

Sources revealed on December 24 that the Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in China's southwest Sichuan province continues to strengthen its control over the local temples. Officials have ordered Tibetans under the age of 18 not to serve as lamas.

As a result, many young lamas have been expelled from the temples. Meanwhile, the government is investigating lamas associated with India. The National Security Agency is also interrogating foreign lamas who are learning Tibetan Buddism in Ganzi.Dawa Tsering said, "The County official has visited our temple several times this year. Each time, we were asked to sign an anti-Dalai Lama's 'separatist activities' campaign statement. We have been reluctant, but there's nothing else we can do.

The County government prepared the speech and made the Tulku read it on the radio."

The entire article is here

Posted by admin at January 2, 2008 01:00 PM


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