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Shawo Tashi, a 40-year-old Tibetan singer, has been sentenced to five years’ term in a secret trial. He was accused of publicising self-immolation protest and for political songs. “Shawo’s family members knew nothing about his whereabouts until they learned about the sentence,” a source said. His actual charges and trial date are unknown but he is said to be held in Xining in Qinghai province.
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