From BBC News:
A group of Tibetans were arrested in western China after public calls for the return of Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama , reports say.
The incident took place on 1 August at a festival in Litang town in western Sichuan, Radio Free Asia and the International Campaign for Tibet said. Local resident Runggye Adak was arrested after asking festival-goers if they wanted the Dalai Lama back. People protesting at his arrest were also detained, the reports said. [Full Text]
See also: China insists on communist government’s sole right to recognize Tibetan living Buddhas from SignOnSanDiego.
[Image: The Dalai Lama has lived in exile since 1959, from Getty Image]
