CHINA-MINORITIES: TIBET
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Authorities in the Kardze (Ganzi) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province ordered shopkeepers in the Tibetan-populated county to hand over all stocks of photos of exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, with “severe punishment” threatened for those who fail to comply by Feb. 2. The order, which was issued on Jan. 31 by three government departments in Draggo (in Chinese, Luhuo) county in the Kardze (Ganzi) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, adds that the photos can also no longer be sold or displayed in shops or stores serving the public.
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