China Sentences Former Tibetan Monastery Abbot to Five Years in Prison, Raising Fresh Concerns Over Religious Freedom

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China Sentences Former Tibetan Monastery Abbot to Five Years in Prison, Raising Fresh Concerns Over Religious Freedom

Raising Fresh Concerns Over Religious Freedom in Tibet

The reported imprisonment of Lobsang Tenpa, former abbot of Ragya Monastery in eastern Tibet, following his devotion to the Dalai Lama has renewed concerns about China’s restrictions on Tibetan Buddhism, religious leadership and cultural identity.

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