Tibetan Buddhists Traveling To Lhasa On Pilgrimages Face New Hurdles

By Sangyal Kunchok

Tibetans heading to the capital of Lhasa for pilgrimages or for other reasons must obtain a permission letter from a local official assuring that the traveler will not instigate or participate in any protests that would disrupt social order, Tibetans inside the region said.

Many Tibetan Buddhists travel...