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Lodoe Gyatso, 57 has been sentenced to 18 years in prison, becoming the longest serving Tibetan political prisoner. When asked about his recent sentencing, VOA has been reportedly told by an official at the Intermediate People’s Court in Nagchu prefecture that it is “a state secret”. Gyatso was arrested after his solo protest in Lhasa on January 28, 2018. He was formerly arrested in 1991 and spent 21 years in prison.
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