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China tightens grip on Tibetan monk after prison release, report highlight
Updated : 3 weeks, 4 days ago IST
A Tibetan monk from Kirti Monastery continues to face intrusive state monitoring even after being released early from prison, highlighting what rights groups describe as China's sustained repression of religious freedom in Tibet, as reported by Phayul.
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China detains Taiwanese Taoists in escalating crackdown on religious freed
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Taiwan's SEF warned I-Kuan Tao followers against visiting China, citing arrests of at least 16 Taiwanese for practicing their faith since 2019. Luo Wen-jia said detainees were not involved in politics and urged caution, highlighting China's lack of religious freedom and repression of indepen
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China deploys hundreds of troops to Larung Gar, intensifies religious crac
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Larung Gar Buddhist Academy, the world's largest Tibetan Buddhist study center, has seen increased Chinese military presence, with 400 troops deployed and helicopter surveillance introduced. New regulations set for 2025 will limit residency, enforce registration, and reduce the number of pra
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Unidentified Tibetan monk self-immolates in protest against religious crac
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], June 20 (ANI): As Tibetans continue to face human rights violations under Chinese President Xi Jinping's policies, an unidentified Tibetan monk self-immolated in front of a portrait of the exiled leader Dalai Lama here.
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In a first, Pope Francis calls China's Uyghurs 'persecuted'
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Vatican City [Vatican], November 25 (ANI): Pope Francis has for the first time called Chinese Muslim Uyghurs a "persecuted" people, breaking his silence over Beijing's atrocities on its minorities.
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Not only Uyghurs but Utsuls of Hainan, Huis latest target of China's relig
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Hainan [China], September 28 (ANI): The ethnic minority of Utsuls of Hainan Island in China is facing increased surveillance and religious crackdown similar to that of the Uyghur Muslim minority of Xinjiang, which has recently become the focus of global condemnation.
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