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Driru Sentences

February 10, 2014;

Two Tibetans in Driru have been sentenced to up to 11 years in prison. Kelsang Choklang, a monk from Tarmoe Monastery, was sentenced to ten years for “illegally gathering a crowd”, and Dorje Dragsel, a layman, was sentenced to 11 years in prison for leading an anti-mining protest at the sacred Naglha Dzamba Mountain in Driru last year. He went missing after his arrest, prompting a hunger strike by hundreds of Tibetans who were fired on by police.

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