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Sonam Gonpo, 26, a monk at the Dza Wonpo monastery in Kardze, Tibet Autonomous Prefecture was released on March 12 after four years in prison. Radio Free Asia reported that Sonam was charged in 2012 with taking down a Chinese flag at a school and hoisting the Tibetan national flag in its place. His companion Sonam Choedar was detained at the same time but has not yet been released.
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