EU Demands China End Interference in Religious Leader Selection, Including Dalai Lama

10 months ago

By Tenzin Chokyi

DHARAMSALA, 16 June: Amid growing international pressure on China over its interference in the succession plan for the next Dalai Lama, the European Union has strongly criticised Beijing for violating religious freedom and exerting state control over the selection of religious leaders during the 40th EU-China Human Rights Dialogue.

According to a statement by the EU’s External Action Service, essentially the EU’s foreign ministry, the EU ha...

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