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Rongwo Gangkar, 48, a prominent Tibetan scholar and writer who disappeared last year, is confirmed as having been arrested by the Chinese authorities in early 2021. His whereabouts are unknown, reports Radio Free Asia. He is the latest confirmed victim of a crackdown by China on Tibetan intellectuals and cultural leaders. Gangkar is from Rebkong county in Malho Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture and is a monk from Rongwo Monastery.
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