Tibetan Monks Arrested, Monastery Closed After Rare Protest
Chinese authorities in Tibet arrested five monks and closed off their monastery amid rare protests against an intensified campaign to crack down on followers of the Dalai Lama, Radio Free Asia (RFA) reports.
Mass silent protest in Tibet’s Drepung Monastery following China’s continued implementation of “patriotic education”
Drepung Monastery in Lhasa, Tibet’s capital is currently under intense restrictions following a crackdown order issued by the “Tibet Autonomous Region” (“TAR”) government authorities on monks sitting on mass silent protest