Lobsang Tenzin, a monk from Kirti Monastery in Ngaba, has been released from prison. He had served more than ten years of his 13 year sentence which he was given for his involvement in the self-immolation of Lobsang Puntsok who died in March 2011. Another monk by the same name who was convicted and sentenced with Lobsang Tenzin was released in 2018.