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Telo Tulku Rinpoche, the representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Mongolia, Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States, delivered remarks here at the 5th International Religious Freedom or Belief Alliance Ministerial Conference.
According to a report by Radio Free Asia, Chinese authorities have banned Tibetan as the language of instruction for all subjects in state schools in the so-called Tibetan Autonomous Prefectures of Kardze and Ngaba (Sichuan Province) since the start of the autumn semester in September.
In a statement adopted unanimously last month, the European Buddhist Union (EBU) has called on the Chinese government not to interfere in Tibetan Buddhist affairs – including in particular in the recognition of reincarnation of high lamas such as the Dalai Lama.
China has put into force a major religious affairs decree that will lead to strengthening Communist Party control over Tibetan Buddhism and further the objective of the religion’s “Sinification.”
During a panel debate in Stockholm in November 2022, representatives from the Tibetan, Sapmi and Kurdish peoples discussed the similarities and differences between their three cultures, with focus on the repression they face.
In an apparent attempt to thwart any potential incidents during the sensitive period surrounding the anniversary of the Tibetan National Uprising of March 10, 1959, Chinese authorities have announced the closure of the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa for pilgrims from March 8 to 10, 2023.
The government-backed Chinese Buddhist Association in the coastal province of Guangdong has called to “resolutely resist illegal preaching by Tibetan monks” in a move similar to previous notices issued in China’s Shanxi Province.
Controls on Tibetan Buddhist monasteries look set to tighten with the coming into force of China’s “Measures for the Financial Management of Religious Activity Sites.”
The French Tibet Support Group Lhakar France is organising a Tibetan Cultural Exhibition in Paris from 18-26 June.
The Chinese Communist Party ordered a series of demolitions of structures of religious significance and detentions of Tibetans resisting it in Draggo County in eastern Tibet.