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When and how Contact will re-emerge and evolve will be determined by those who become involved.

Threat of Arrest

August 8, 2022;

Tibetans living in the Ngaba and Dzoege region of Amdo province have been threatened with arrest and severe punishment if they are caught posting photos and birthday wishes online for Kirti Rinpoche’s 80th birthday, which is today. The 11th Kyabje Kirti Rinpoche is the Chief Abbot of Kirti Monastery in Tibet; he is currently living in its branch monastery in Dharamshala. There were similar restrictions last year.

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