350,000 Tibetans Sign Plea, Urge UN To Probe Chinese Boarding Schools

A storm of controversy is brewing in the snowcapped mountain kingdom Tibet over China's controversial boarding schools, with mounting global calls for an investigation into what critics are calling a "cultural genocide." At the heart of this uproar is a systematic effort to erase Tibetan identity through the forced indoctrination of children. Additionally, as tensions rise over Tibet's spiritual future, China's attempts to control the next Dalai Lama are being met with fierce resistance from the global community. But why does Beijing want to control this sacred process, and what does it mean for Tibet's future?