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Larung Gar Destruction

October 20, 2017;

Two Tibet support groups – Free Tibet and Tibet Watch – have released a report detailing the destruction which has taken place at Larung Gar Buddhist Academy in Sichuan. Larung Gar – one the most important Buddhist Academies in the world – has been reduced by half by the Chinese authorities with at least 4,725 homes destroyed and around 4,800 residents evicted. Satellite pictures have been released showing the destruction.

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