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Arrests Continue in Golok

December 17, 2013;

Police in Pema County in Golok have arrested Dhelo Kyab and Choepa Kyab, both monks from Jonong Akyong Monastery, on December 9. Yangtso, a teacher in Chokri village, was fired from her job after authorities found pictures of self-immolator Tsering Gyal and texts requesting for prayers in her WeChat App. She is undergoing treatment in hospital for injuries she sustained at the hands of the police.

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