China Rewards ‘Patriotic’ Tibetan Monks, Muslim Leaders in Sichuan

Lhuboom  |  Radio Free Asia In a campaign aimed at fostering Tibetan loyalty to Beijing, Chinese authorities this month handed out awards to Tibetan monks and Muslim leaders deemed to have cooperated with Communist Party rule in Sichuan, a source in the region says. The event, held in early March in Zungchu (in Chinese, Songpan) […]

Chinese Police Detain Four Tibetan Monks at Labrang

 Kunsang Tenzin |  Radio Free Asia [caption id="attachment_3540" align="alignleft" width="300"] Labrang monastery in Sangchu county, Gansu (courtesy of an RFA listener)[/caption] Police in northwestern China’s Gansu province have taken four monks into custody at a large and well-known Tibetan monastery, posing in one case as electricians to make the arrest and refusing so far to […]

Tibetan Monks Detained Over Prayers for Dalai Lama

Chinese police have detained monks from the Pashoe monastery in Chamdo prefecture from the Tibetan Autonomous region.
They are accused of sponsoring special prayers for exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama. Chinese authorities alleged that the monks sent contributions to a fund for a long-life offering ceremony for the Dalai Lama conducted in India

Chinese Officials Order School for Tibetan Monks Shuttered

Authorities in Pema, Tibetan Autonomous Qinghai province, forced, recently the closure of the “School for Love and Altruism” for young monks.
The Chinese order its students to join mainstream pupils at the local government schools,