CHINA-TIBET: CONTROLS ON TIBETAN ESCAPEES TO NEPAL

 41 Tibetans who arrived in Nepal from eastern Tibet were detained this week and released on November 16, 2016. The group, including Tibetan nuns and monks, was on pilgrimage from Tibet to sacred Buddhist sites in Nepal and India, most likely including Bodh Gaya. The Dalai Lama will confer a Kalachakra (‘Wheel of Time’) initiation there from January 3-14(2017).  An article in China's official Global Times on November 17, 2016, citing a Nepalese immigration official said that the Tibetans would be “handed over to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees” if they were found to be “genuine refugees” or “Otherwise they may be deported back to the country they came from.” It also noted that there were tougher border controls between China and Nepal than before. The article appeared to be intended to convey a warning to other Tibetans who may be intending to travel to Nepal or India. 







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