Chinese authorities force closure of Tibetan educational institute founded by late Tulku Hungkar Dorje

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Tenzin Nyidon

DHARAMSHALA, June 25: Chinese authorities have forcibly shut down the Gangjong Academy of Ancient and Modern Studies, a prominent Tibetan educational institution founded by the late Tulku Hungkar Dorje, whose death followed his detention in a joint operation by Chinese and Vietnamese authorities, according to a report by the Dharamshala-based Tibetan news outlet Tibet Times.

The report states that authorities officially shut down the academy on June 24 after steadily tightening restrictions on its operations over the past two years. Chinese officials had reportedly warned the institution that it would face closure unless it incorporated courses promoting Chinese Communist Party ide...

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