May 15, 2002

the emptiness of terrorism

A senior Rinpoche in Tibet is being detained on “bombing” charges. An article on the Tibet Information Network website tells his story and how two previous charges against him have been dropped because local people, both Tibetan and Chinese, have signed petitions to have him released. The petitions stated that the Rinpoche has always advocated staying within the policies set by the “Party”. However, this time:

Local people are known to be deeply concerned about Tenzin Deleg Rinpoche’s latest detention. The same Tibetan source told TIN: “The authorities have tried to arrest the Rinpoche before, but this time local people know it is more serious. (…) I’ve heard that now people are too frightened to protest about his recent arrest, given the current political situation.” Since the terrorist attack on the World Trade Centre in New York on 11 September 2001, the Chinese government has branded many presumed “ethnic separatist” as “terrorist”.

posted @ 6:56 AM

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