China bars Tibetan government employees from religious rites and family funerals

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Tenzin Nyidon 

DHARAMSHALA, March 2: Chinese authorities in Tibet have imposed sweeping restrictions on Tibetan government employees, barring them from a wide range of religious activities, including participation in funeral rites for deceased family members, amid intensified security measures during this year’s Losar, the Tibetan New Year.

The measures, reported by the Dharamshala-based Tibetan-language outlet Tibet Times and corroborated by sources in Lhasa, indicate a tightening of controls beyond those typically enforced during sensitive anniversaries and major cultural occasions.

According to sources cited in the report, Tibetans employed in governmen...

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