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Death Following Torture

February 9, 2016;

A Tibetan man known as Trigyal has died at home in Mukhyim village in Driru in Tibet. He was recently released from prison where he was serving a 13-year prison sentence for refusing to fly a Chinese flag, and where he was tortured. His death was caused by the injuries he sustained under torture while in detention. Driru is under ongoing surveillance and repression and the scene of continued unrest.

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