China has no business in reincarnation system: Tibetan PM-in-exile
Hindustan Times, 23 January 2016 Tibetan Prime Minister-in-exile Lobsang Sangay has condemned the Chinese government’s spiritual cataloguing system, while terming it an attempt to control the reincarnation system of monks in Tibetan Buddhism. Highlighting China’s track record of destroying 98…
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…
US Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues Sarah Sewall Visits Dharamshala
DHARAMSHALA: US Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues, Ms. Sarah Sewall, arrived in Dharamshala today for a two-day official visit to discuss issues of importance to the Tibetan refugee community. She is accompanied by an eight-member US delegation. “Under Secretary Sewall,…