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Former Prisoner Hospitalised

December 28, 2016;

Jigme Gyatso, also known as Jigme Guri, a former political prisoner, has been admitted to hospital in Sangchu County in Amdo in eastern Tibet. Jigme Guri is a former monk who has been detained and released four times and subject to torture while in prison, his health has been a cause for concern and exacerbated by being subject to surveillance and restricted movement since his latest release.

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