Chinese Security Forces Swarm Festival at Tibetan Monastery
Kunsang Tenzin and Lhuboom | Radio Free Asia For the second year in a row, large numbers of Chinese security forces have been deployed during a major religious festival at a Tibetan monastery in Qinghai province in an apparent bid to intimidate worshippers, sources in the region say. The prayer gathering, called Chotrul Monlam, is […]
Tibetan Festival is Banned After Villagers Refuse to Fly Chinese Flag
Sangye Dorje | Radio Free Asia Authorities in southwestern China’s Sichuan province have banned a traditional Tibetan religious gathering and horse-race festival after participants refused to fly the Chinese national flag at the events, sources in the region and in exile say. The annual gathering, in which villagers burn juniper branches to propitiate mountain deities […]