Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India] August 4 (ANI): A senior Tibetan official in eastern Tibet has reportedly been removed from his leadership positions after refusing to immediately enforce Beijing’s intensified restrictions on Tibetan religious practices, according to Phayul, citing a report by Tibet Times.

According to Phayul, as cited by Tibet Times report, Druk Bum Gyal, who served as both the Communist Party Secretary and county chief of Drakkar County in Tsolho (Hainan) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, opposed the immediate rollout of a series of directives targeting Tibetan religious traditions. Chinese authorities had reportedly instructed officials across five counties, Serchen, Trika, Drakkar, Mangra, and Ba, to prohibit the public observance of Nyungne, a traditional Buddhist fasting retreat, while tightening controls on religious activities.

The reported measures also included the removal of prayer flags and prayer banners and the compulsory display of the ...