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Arrested in Nagchu

July 12, 2022;

Youdon, 20, a Tibetan woman from Nagchu [Ch: Nagqu] was arrested on charges of displaying a photograph of HH the Dalai Lama on the altar in her home. Radio Free Asia reports that Youdon was taken to Lhasa and is currently being detained there; there are no further details of her whereabouts. In Tibet, keeping or displaying photographs of His Holiness is considered a crime, giving rise to many arrests.

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