[Buddha-l] The Trouble Brewing Inside Tibet

[Jo]

http://www.asiasentinel.com/index.php?option=com_content
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An unprecedented series of suicides erodes Beijing's repressive policies,
hinting at a new wave of unrest

What is responsible for the unprecedented recent spate of Tibetans setting
themselves afire? Over the past eight months, nine monks, former monks and a
nun have immolated themselves. At least five have died, in what they have
said is an attempt to send a message about dramatically deteriorating
relations between Beijing and Tibetans. 

Tibetan Buddhists say growing religious repression has gripped the Ngaba
(sometimes called Aba) prefecture of China's eastern Sichuan Province. The
most recent incidents have occurred in Kirti Gompa
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirti_Gompa> , one of the largest Tibetan
Buddhist monasteries and the site of frequent unrest over the past three
years. Ngaba County is in a state of siege, activists say. .....[more in
article]

 

Joanna