A Tibetan monk, who spent more than 20 years in Chinese prisons, died at the age of 61. Ngawang Gyaltsen, one of the 21 monks of Lhasa’s Drepung Monastery who in 1987 took to the streets in a show of support for the Dalai Lama and Tibetan independence, passed away on Monday, […]
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China erases references to popular Tibetan monk who died in prison
In order to erase the memories of popular Tibetan monk, Tulku Tenzin Delek, who died under mysterious circumstances in a Sichuan prison following what supporters called a wrongful conviction, the Chinese authorities are banning public discussion on him. Sangyal Kunchok, writing for Radio Free Asia (RFA) said that Chinese authorities are […]
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China miffed over Blinken’s Tibetan monk affair during India visit
China on Thursday opposed contact between foreign officials and the Dalai Lama after US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with a Tibetan Buddhist monk during his India visit. US top diplomat met on Wednesday Geshe Dorji Damdul, current director of Tibet House in New Delhi, what was seen as […]