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Double Amputation

November 25, 2014;

Sungdue Kyab, 31, who set himself on fire two years ago outside the Bora monastery in the Bora region of Sangchu in eastern Tibet, has been sent home with both legs amputated. He was detained after his protest and his family told that the amputations were necessary to save his life. His parents were not allowed to speak to him in hospital or since in detention.

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