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China Publishes List of ‘Verified Buddhas’

VOA News January 18, 2016 7:44 PM China has published a list of “authentic living Buddhas” of Tibetan Buddhism, saying the move is part of an effort to prevent fraudulent religious leaders from swindling money from believers. The Chinese government…


China Extends Intensive Surveillance Program in Tibet: Human Right Watch

DHARAMSHALA: Chinese authorities have indefinitely extended an intensive surveillance program in villages across the so-called Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) that was due to end in 2014, Human Rights Watch said today. There are indications that the “village-based cadre teams” (zhucun…



Why Are Tibetans Setting Themselves on Fire?

By Tsering Woeser, NYR Daily, 11 January 2016 February 27, 2009, was the third day of Losar, the Tibetan New Year. It was also the day that self-immolation came to Tibet. The authorities had just cancelled a Great Prayer Festival…