As the 90th birthday of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama approaches, celebrations are taking place around the world except in #Tibet, where the people who revere him most are unable to mark the occasion freely. In #Lhasa, the traditional seat of Tibetan spiritual and political life, there are no visible signs of celebration. The #PotalaPalace stands quiet, the #GadenPhodrang is silent, and the atmosphere is one of enforced suppression, not cultural omission.