Tag: Freedom of religion and belief

A notice issued by the Golok Prefecture Nyenbo Yurtse Nature Reserve Protection Management Bureau prohibits individuals and organisations from entering the sacred Nyenpo Yurtse in Sogru town, Chikdril (Ch: Jiuzhi) county, Golok (Ch: Guoluo) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture.

The five-point directive issued on 17 June bars both individuals and organisations from entering or conducting activities such as ecological experiences and natural education in the Nyenbo Yurtse area in Golok Prefecture without prior permission, emphasising that the authorities will strictly punish violators according to relevant laws if found guilty of not abiding by the directive. Additionally, the directive requires individuals to stop and report ‘unauthorised activities.’

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Information received by TCHRD confirms the detention of four known Tibetans, among them an elderly woman, for merely engaging in the Tibetan Buddhist practice of making financial offerings to Tibetan spiritual teachers or Lamas (‘The Superior One’ or ‘The Venerable One’).

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