Empty original: Evading controls in Tibet is extremely dangerous
The Chinese jamming team, For example, prevents most Lhasa residents from listening to Radio Free Asia, according to its executive editor, And Southerland.
The New York Times
“I think we are all aware of our Tibetan identity more than ever”.
That activity, however, can be dangerous. Dorje said a fellow monk was taken away by police in March, days after a friend in Sichuan province called to report the most recent self-immolation. The monk's mistake, said, was sharing the news with too many people.
“The police are everywhere”, said Dorje.
Exile groups say government efforts to stifle information have largely been successful in much of the Tibet Autonomous Region., where security is draconian and foreign journalists are prohibited from going.
The Chinese jamming team, For example, prevents most Lhasa residents from listening to Radio Free Asia, according to its executive editor, And Southerland.
But to the east, in predominantly Tibetan areas that until recently were more lightly administered, Fear of reprisals has not yet prevented information from being shared.
Once part of larger Tibet and known by the historical names of Amdo and Kham, The areas are comparatively wealthy and have long been a crucible for intellectual ferment and dissent..
It's here, in Qinghai provinces, Gansu y Sichuan, that self-immolations and most mass protests have been occurring despite a strong military presence.
these days, The authorities require that Tibetans who want to make photocopies of documents – from religious texts to agricultural manuals – obtain permission from the local police, and Internet cafe customers must surrender their state-issued identification credentials.
After self-immolation this year in Gansu province, The police locked the witnesses inside a market, confiscated their cell phones and deleted photos of the episode, residents said.
In Labrang, a huge monastery popular with tourists, Monks said the temporary tower towering over the temple complex can intercept cell phone chatter., or block them completely.
security officials, They say, They did this last summer during the visit of the Panchen Lama, the highest religious figure selected by Beijing, whom many Tibetans consider illegitimate. “For five days, “Our phones were dead.”, said a monk.
