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Teenage Monk Dead

January 23, 2021;

Tenzin Nyima, a teenage monk from Dza Wonpo Monastery in Kardze, has reportedly died from injuries sustained whilst he was in a Chinese prison. Rights group Free Tibet said that Nyima was released by Chinese authorities in a comatose state. He was first arrested in November 2019 for protesting for Tibetan independence outside a police station. He was later arrested again for sharing news of his initial arrest.

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