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Chinese Crackdown in Tibet

April 23, 2020;

Reports are emerging that China has used “the coronavirus pandemic to deepen its advance into the private and devotional lives of Tibetans”. There is evidence of monasteries in Markham, Larung Gar and Yachen Gar being demolished, whist monks and nuns were threatened and forcibly removed. Measures introduced to combat the virus, such as movement and contact tracing, have remained active, whilst “the lockdown and heavy-handed propaganda has intensified”.

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