Beijing is subjecting Tibetans to ‘re-education’. They have also tightened restrictions on freedoms, especially on religious practices. Recently statues of the Buddha were destroyed by the authorities. This information is published by Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy. Here is an excerpt:

Following the demolition of two giant Buddha statues, Chinese authorities have launched a sweeping crackdown on both lay and monastic communities in an attempt to stop any information about the crackdown from being shared online in Drango (Ch: Luhuo) County, Kardze (Ch: Ganzi) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, in the Tibetan province of Kham.

At least 10 known Tibetans were detained last month among whom was a woman named Lhamo Yangkyi from Trolpa Village. Tenzin Nyima and Tashi Dorje, both monks from Drango Namgyal Ling Monastery (also known as Drango Monastery), were detained on 1 January. Another man named Tsering Samdup from Norpa nomadic camp and six other unidentified Tibetans were also detained three days later.

Most detainees are being held in a ‘re-education’ facility at Thangnakma near Dropa (Ch: Zhuba / 朱巴村) Village, about 5 km from Drango County town. It was formerly a police station that was converted into a ‘re-education’ facility in 2012 when many  Tibetans were detained for staging massive protests in Drango.

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China subjects Tibetan detainees to ‘re-education’ and tightens restrictions on social media after destroying Buddha statues in Drango.