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Golog Jigme in Dhasa

May 19, 2014;

Jigme Gyatso, the Tibetan monk from Amdo Golog region, who was jailed for assisting filmmaker Dhondup Wangchen in the making of his documentary “Leaving Fear Behind”, has reached Dharamshala, India. Jigme Gyatso (popularly known as Golog Jigme) reached the Tibetan Reception Centre in Dharamshala on May 18. Golog Jigme disappeared after he was arrested and detained in 2008. Recently, he was among the 100 Information Heroes nominated by Reporters Without Borders on World Press Freedom Day.

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