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Detained and Beaten

December 21, 2016;

Tenpa, 18, a former monk from Kirti monastery, was detained after launching a solo protest in Ngaba in Sichuan on December 16, carrying a photo of HH the Dalai Lama and calling for freedom for Tibet. His protest was in the street known as Heroes’ Road because of the many protests carried out there. Radio Free Asia reported that he was beaten following his detention.

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