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Jampal, 45, was released in poor health from Baiyin prison near China’s Gansu province on April 30. He was arrested for his role in the protests that swept across Tibetan regions in 2008, but was freed three years before the end of his 13-year prison term. Jampal comes from Nangma Tsangkor Village of Machu County’s Tserima Township. He was taken into custody on March 14, 2008 and was later sentenced.
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