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Tibetans Detained for Listening to Dalai Lama

March 31, 2020;

Two Tibetans are reported to have been detained by Chinese police for listening to the teachings of the Dalai Lama. Following their detention on December 30, 2019 Jampa Dorjee and his son are reported to have been released from custody. Authorities are reported to have recorded the phone numbers of all Dorjee’s family members, whilst the pair signed documents agreeing not to repeat “the offense of receiving their daughters’ phone calls or listening to the Dalai Lama’s teachings”.

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