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Chinese authorities arrest Tibetan man for possessing a picture of the Dalai Lama
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Since Communist China invaded Tibet in 1949, over 1.2 million out of 6 Tibetans have been killed, over 6000 monastaries have been destroyed, and thousands of TIbetans have been imprisoned.
The Chinese police authorities arrested another Tibetan in Nagchu on 12 August for possessing photos of His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
Karma Samdup, from Sernye District (Ch: Seni) was found with photos of the Dalai Lama in his car and another that he wore as an amulet pendant.
The peaceful buddhist country of Tibet was invaded by Communists China in 1949. Before that Tibet was an independent Buddhist nation in the Himalayas which had little contact with the rest of the world.
The Communist Chinese invasion in 1950 led to years of turmoil, that culminated in the complete overthrow of the Tibetan Government and the self-imposed exile of the Dalai Lama and 100,000 Tibetans in 1959.
Photos of the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, who resides in India since 1959, are banned in Tibet, and like every Tibetan previously found with his photos or videos, Karma was also charged with separatism.
The Dalai Lama, an individual said to be an incarnation of the Buddha of Compassion, had been both the political and spiritual leader of the country.
Karma Samdup’s detention follows the arrest of two sisters, also in Nagchu. Zumkar was arrested at her home in June for alleged possession of images of the Dalai Lama. Her sister Youdon was arrested a month later.
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The heightened surveillance in Tibet is part of a campaign launched in late June by the newly appointed Minister of Public Security, Wang Xiaohong.
The campaign, “Hundred Days Action”, is thought to be a pre-emptive security measure to suppress possible protests in Tibet ahead of the 20th Party Congress meeting, due to be held in late October.
Since Communist China invaded the peaceful buddhist country of Tibet in 1949, over 1.2 million out of 6 Tibetans have been killed, over 6000 monastaries have been destroyed, and thousands of TIbetans have been imprisoned.
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In Tibet today, there is no freedom of speech, religion, or press and arbitrary dissidents continue.
Forced abortion, sterilization of Tibetan women and the transfer of low income Chinese citizens threaten the survival of Tibet's unique culture. In some Tibetan provinces, Chinese settlers outnumber Tibetans 7 to 1.
