CHINA-TIBET: AUTHORITIES DISALLOW FESTIVAL IN LARUNG GAR
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Radio Free Asia reported that authorities of Sichuan province on October 29, 2017, disallowed a major prayer gathering called Dechen Shedrub at the Larung Gar Buddhist Academy reversing an earlier decision to allow the festival.This is the second year in a row that Chinese authorities have refused permission for the festival, which had been held 21 times in the past. Local Tibetans believe the banning of the event is connected to a Chinese policy spurring a broader crackdown on the promotion of Tibetan religion and culture,” he said.
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