Tibetan singer on restricted release after broadcasting a song celebrating the Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday

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In early August, Chinese authorities released popular young Tibetan singer, A-Sang, according to a source who is close to the singer. However, after his release, local public security officials placed him under constant surveillance and are restricting him from live-streaming or communicating on Chinese social media.

On July 8, soon after His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday[1], Chinese security authorities from Ngaba (Chinese: Aba) County Public Security Bureau, Sichuan Province, had arrested A-Sang after he performed a cover of the song titled “Prince of Peace,” originally sung by Tibetan artist Sher Ten. The song references His Holiness the Dalai Lama in the following lyrics:

“Born in Amdo, having set foot in central Tibet, whose activities are sustained from India, missing you, the Prince of Peace.”

A-Sang is a popular young singer from Kashul Village, Barma Township, Ngaba County, Tibet, ...

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