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   Dalai Lama supporters in Tibet face danger of persecution: German rights   
   official   
   Phayul [Friday, December 04, 2015 18:27]   
   By Tenzin Monlam   
      
      
   DHARAMSHALA, December 4: The German Commissioner for Human Rights and   
   Humanitarian Aid, Christoph Straesser, has   
   said that the supporters of the Tibetan leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama in   
   Tibet are in constant danger adding that there is lack   
   of true religious freedom on the plateau.   
      
   In his interview to Deutsche Welle, he said, “What we perceived was surely   
   only a small part of reality in this region. But given   
   the decades-long discussions held in Germany, there is also the impression   
   that Dalai Lama supporters aren't allowed to freely   
   practice their religion given that the Dalai Lama is seen in China as someone   
   who is allegedly seeking state autonomy for Tibet.”   
      
   Straesse, who was a part of a team from German Human Rights officials that   
   visited Tibet, said Tibetans loyal to the Dalai Lama   
   are in constant danger of having their rights infringed. “This also leads to   
   more arrests and very unpleasant situations for these   
   people,” he said.   
      
   He also clarified that such acts are clear violation of the right to religious   
   freedom.   
      
   Straesser said he told Chinese leaders that the Tibetan spiritual leader is   
   not someone seeking to divide China but seeks only   
   genuine autonomy.   
      
   He criticized the deteriorating human rights situation in China saying,   
   “This year, a series of measures were taken for alleged   
   ‘security and control’ reasons. For example, in the summer of 2015, more   
   than 300 lawyers and their staff working on human and   
   civil rights issues were arrested and 30 of them are still imprisoned.”   
      
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