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Dharamshala [India], December 10 (ANI): Chinese authorities have detained Chogtrul Dorje Tenzin, a highly respected Tibet an educationist and head of Minthang Monastery, Osel Thegchog Ling and the Minthang Ethnic Vocational School in Golog, on December 4. The report stated that his current location remains unknown, and officials have not provided any explanation regarding his arrest, as reported by Phayul.

According to Phayul, it remains uncertain whether regular police, secret police, or state security officers carried out the detention. Chogtrul Dorje Tenzin's growing influence as both a Buddhist teacher and a cultural educator has long drawn the attention of Chinese authorities, who are increasingly intolerant of independent Tibet an educational initiatives.

The Minthang Ethnic Vo