Kathmandu: Tibetans hesitate to settle in Nepal, because there they have to face discrimination from the state. Tibetan refugees in Nepal are trapped between China and the Nepalese state, both of which are determined to prevent them from crossing the border. epardafas Reported.
This also has implications for refugees wanting to come to India.
According to the Eperdafas report, there has been a significant decline in the arrival of Tibetans in Nepal. As of 2008 it used to average 2,000 annually. Since then the figure has come down to 200 per year. An estimated 4,000 to 9,000 Tibetan refugees in Nepal, up to 75 percent of the population, lack identity cards today.
Tibetans therefore cannot apply for professional jobs or travel freely in the absence of proper documentation. This leaves an already vulnerable population even more vulnerable to exploitation, epardfas pointed out.
Tibetan refugees from Nepal are essentially stateless people. It’s as if they don’t exist legally, which is exactly what China wants. Iperdafas pointed out that China’s top priority in its relations with Nepal is the control and repression of the Tibetan refugee community, as Nepal hosts the largest community of Tibetan refugees in the world after India.
Amish Raj Mulmi in his recently published book ‘All Roads Lead North’ states that as early as 2002, Nepal began to face Chinese pressure regarding Tibetans. Nepal canceled the ceremony for the first time Dalai Lama‘s birthday.
Mulmi also documents incidents in 2003, when Chinese military officers actually went into Nepalese territory to shoot at American climbers who they believed were Tibetans fleeing Tibet, as well as 2006 17-year-old Tibetan was shot dead by Chinese guards. According to EPardafas report, who was part of a group of 76 people who attempted to cross the border.
The Aperdafas report says that over the years the Chinese have penetrated Nepali society to such an extent that the Chinese know about the activities of Tibetans before the Nepalese police do. China instructs Nepalese officials on how to handle Tibetan events and gatherings, informing them of the number of officers to be deployed and the police techniques to be employed.
Under pressure from China, various governments in Nepal have taken various measures against the Tibetan refugee population. This includes suppressing peaceful demonstrations and banning or banning celebrations of Tibetan culture and holidays. Police officers in Nepal are trained to prevent Tibetans from gathering.
recently, Tibet Press Told that the Covid-19 pandemic has made life difficult for Tibetans. The Chinese government’s COVID policy has led to draconian, unfair measures that seriously endanger the lives of the Tibetan people.
The Covid outbreak in Tibet started on August 7, 2022 and was followed by a sudden lockdown. According to Tibet Press, Radio Free Asia has learned that Chinese authorities in Tibet are prohibiting the taking of photographs or video recordings at local cemeteries to prevent news of rising Covid deaths in the region from spreading to the outside world.
According to local sources, 15 to 20 bodies are now taken daily to a cemetery in Drigung in the Tibetan Autonomous Region and to other cemeteries in Lhasa city.
This also has implications for refugees wanting to come to India.
According to the Eperdafas report, there has been a significant decline in the arrival of Tibetans in Nepal. As of 2008 it used to average 2,000 annually. Since then the figure has come down to 200 per year. An estimated 4,000 to 9,000 Tibetan refugees in Nepal, up to 75 percent of the population, lack identity cards today.
Tibetans therefore cannot apply for professional jobs or travel freely in the absence of proper documentation. This leaves an already vulnerable population even more vulnerable to exploitation, epardfas pointed out.
Tibetan refugees from Nepal are essentially stateless people. It’s as if they don’t exist legally, which is exactly what China wants. Iperdafas pointed out that China’s top priority in its relations with Nepal is the control and repression of the Tibetan refugee community, as Nepal hosts the largest community of Tibetan refugees in the world after India.
Amish Raj Mulmi in his recently published book ‘All Roads Lead North’ states that as early as 2002, Nepal began to face Chinese pressure regarding Tibetans. Nepal canceled the ceremony for the first time Dalai Lama‘s birthday.
Mulmi also documents incidents in 2003, when Chinese military officers actually went into Nepalese territory to shoot at American climbers who they believed were Tibetans fleeing Tibet, as well as 2006 17-year-old Tibetan was shot dead by Chinese guards. According to EPardafas report, who was part of a group of 76 people who attempted to cross the border.
The Aperdafas report says that over the years the Chinese have penetrated Nepali society to such an extent that the Chinese know about the activities of Tibetans before the Nepalese police do. China instructs Nepalese officials on how to handle Tibetan events and gatherings, informing them of the number of officers to be deployed and the police techniques to be employed.
Under pressure from China, various governments in Nepal have taken various measures against the Tibetan refugee population. This includes suppressing peaceful demonstrations and banning or banning celebrations of Tibetan culture and holidays. Police officers in Nepal are trained to prevent Tibetans from gathering.
recently, Tibet Press Told that the Covid-19 pandemic has made life difficult for Tibetans. The Chinese government’s COVID policy has led to draconian, unfair measures that seriously endanger the lives of the Tibetan people.
The Covid outbreak in Tibet started on August 7, 2022 and was followed by a sudden lockdown. According to Tibet Press, Radio Free Asia has learned that Chinese authorities in Tibet are prohibiting the taking of photographs or video recordings at local cemeteries to prevent news of rising Covid deaths in the region from spreading to the outside world.
According to local sources, 15 to 20 bodies are now taken daily to a cemetery in Drigung in the Tibetan Autonomous Region and to other cemeteries in Lhasa city.