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Chinese authorities dramatically escalated security operations throughout Tibet during the Dalai Lama's 90th birthday on July 6, 2025, deploying armed forces with live ammunition and conducting house-to-house searches, according to a Tibet Watch report. Video footage from Lhasa showed heavily armed special forces carrying implements designed to restrain self-immolators patrolling near Tibetan pilgrims at sacred Jokhang temple. A young Tibetan musician, Tsuktay (also known as Asang), was detained between June 30-July 6 after performing a song alluding to the Dalai Lama on Chinese social media platform Kuaishou. Chinese authorities banned traditional religious observances including prayer...
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