Captive abbot assures his safety, asks followers to be calm
The abbot of Jhapa monastery in Tibet’s Nangchen who is currently in detention has asked his followers to remain calm, assuring them that he was safe in a Chinese detention centre in Chamdo. Khenpo Kartse, as he was p
Self-immolation/Tibet/China
On Dec. 19, Tsultrim Gyatso, a monk of Amchok monastery near the sprawling monastic town of Labrang Tashi Kyil in the ethnically Tibetan area of the Chinese province of Gansu, set himself on fire. The 43-year-old monk left behind a handwritten note that serves as his last political testament. The note calls for Tibetan