China dismiss Tibetan official after visiting Monastery, deploy armed forces in Tibet during Losar
Dharamshala — Chinese authorities forced a Tibetan official to resign after he visited a Tibetan monastery. The authorities prohibit Tibetan officials from visiting monasteries, which constitutes a violation of Tibetans' fundamental rights to freedom of belief and religion by the Chinese government. The Chinese authorities also deployed a large number of Chinese armed forces to Lhasa during the Tibetan New Year, with intensive surveillance.