Anna Branthwaite

Show Navigation

Image 1 of 1

1.jpg

Add to Lightbox Download
A young nun refugee, who could not be identified, recently arrived from Tibet. ...She claimed she escaped Tibet to see the Dalai Lama and to join a nunnery. She was smuggled out in a group of 12 people, costing approximately £750..According to various NGOs and human rights organisations, women are particularly vulnerable to rape and sexual abuse by the border controls...In 1996 after a period of relative freedom, the Chinese State introduced the patriotic 're-education programme' to monasteries and nunneries, which saw them take control of the system of religious education. Regular indoctrinations from work teams visiting monasteries redefine the Communist Party as the jewel of Buddhism, and require a total denunciation of the Dalai Lama. Monks and nuns who fail the exam, designed to test their allegiance to the Communist Party, face expulsion. ..Laypeople are prohibited from joining monasteries until they are 18 years old. Police are stationed near monasteries to monitor and restrict their movement...Photo and text/Anna Branthwaite.17-04-08
Copyright
Anna Branthwaite
Image Size
1800x1200 / 406.1KB
Contained in galleries
Tibetans in exile
A young nun refugee, who could not be identified, recently arrived from Tibet. ...She claimed she escaped Tibet to see the Dalai Lama and to join a nunnery. She was smuggled out in a group of 12 people, costing approximately £750..According to various NGOs and human rights organisations, women are particularly vulnerable to rape and sexual abuse by the border controls...In 1996 after a period of relative freedom, the Chinese State introduced the patriotic 're-education programme' to monasteries and nunneries, which saw them take control of the system of religious education. Regular indoctrinations from work teams visiting monasteries redefine the Communist Party as the jewel of Buddhism, and require a total denunciation of the Dalai Lama. Monks and nuns who fail the exam, designed to test their allegiance to the Communist Party, face expulsion. ..Laypeople are prohibited from joining monasteries until they are 18 years old. Police are stationed near monasteries to monitor and restrict their movement...Photo and text/Anna Branthwaite.17-04-08