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Yeshi Gyatso, 50, a former political prisoner in Tibet who was tortured during his detention has died. He was arrested in March 2008 for participating in the peaceful protests which took place across Tibet that year and was detained for several months, during which time he was tortured and beaten, leaving him with severe mental and physical infirmities. He died from ill health brought on by his treatment in prison.
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