http://www.savetibet.org/media-center/ict-news-reports/us-commission-condemns-religious-repression-tibet

The United States Commission on International Freedom (USCIRF) today released its annual report, noting amid numerous other concerns about religious freedom in the People’s Republic of China that “In Tibetan Buddhist areas, religious freedom conditions may be worse now than at any time since the Commission’s inception.”

This unusually strong statement from the Commission, which was established in 1998 by an act of Congress, is supported by a wealth of information detailing instances of the Chinese authorities’ attempts to exert undue influence over Tibetan Buddhism, and the consequences for Tibetan monks, nuns and ordinary people – including children – if they are in any way suspected of ‘disloyalty’ to the Chinese Communist government.

The report states “The Chinese government’s active attempts to mold and control the traditional norms of Tibetan Buddhism have nurtured deep resentments among Tibetans,” and goes on to conclude “Chinese government actions and policies to suppress peaceful religious activity in Tibetan areas played a primary role in stoking last year’s demonstrations there.”