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2026-08-11

A Monk at Serta Larung Gar Buddhist Academy Goes Missing After Holding Up Portrait of Panchen Lama to Protest Demolition

On August 11, 2026, a monk at the Serta Larung Gar Five Sciences Buddhist Academy in Garze, Sichuan held up a portrait of the 10th Panchen Lama to protest forced demolition, and was subsequently taken away, his whereabouts unknown.

Location: 四川甘孜 · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →

2026-07-13

Sichuan's Larung Gar Buddhist Institute Faces Another Forced Demolition, with Large Numbers of Monastic Dwellings Torn Down and Monks and Nuns Expelled

From mid-July 2026, the Larung Gar Buddhist Institute in Seda, Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan, has once again been hit by large-scale forced demolitions. The authorities plan to tear down about 2,000 monastic residences and forcibly send away non-local monks and nuns, while the military and police maintain a tight blockade and surveillance.

Location: 四川省甘孜藏族自治州色达县 · Importance IV · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →