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Monk Sentenced

November 8, 2022;

Geshe Sonam Gyatso, a monk from Kirti Monastery in Ngaba in eastern Tibet, has been sentenced to two years in prison, reports the Tibet Post, for allegedly “sending money abroad to seek the protection and prayers for his family from His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Kirti Rinpoche”. He was arrested in Chengdu in April last year when evidence of the payment was found on his mobile phone, and sentenced recently.

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