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Released From Prison

May 1, 2017;

Choktrin Gyatso, 44, a monk from Tsang monastery, has been released a year before completing his 10-year prison term in northwestern China’s Qinghai province. He was jailed in 2008 for his role in the widespread protests that year in Tibet. The Tibetan political prisoners association, Gu Ju Sum, reported that he was released on April 15 and they have no special concerns as appears to be in good health.

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