Tibetan Buddhist Leader Detained as China Shuts Down Another Tibetan-Language School

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Chinese authorities have detained prominent Tibetan Buddhist leader Choktrul Dorje Ten Rinpoche and forcibly closed a Tibetan-medium vocational school he founded in Amdo, marking another escalation in Beijing’s campaign against Tibetan language education and cultural preservation, according to the International Campaign for Tibet (ICT).

Sources close to the Rinpoche told ICT that he was detained around December 4 while traveling alone from his monastery to his home. His whereabouts remain unknown, and authorities have provided no information regarding the agency responsible for his detention or the charges against him. The abbot is being held incommunicado, raising serious concerns about his...

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