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Lodoe Gyatso, also known as Sogkhar Lodoe, 56, a former Tibetan political prisoner, and his wife have been sentenced on unknown charges in a secret court session: Gyatso to 18 years and his wife to two. He disappeared following a protest in January last year at the Potala ground, his wife videoed his protest. Gyatso was formerly arrested in 1991 and spent 21 years in prison.
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