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Family Arrested

February 18, 2014;

Five Tibetans have been arrested, including a younger brother of Phagmo Samdrup who died after his self-immolation protest last week. The five people were identified as Gyatso, Samdup’s younger brother; Pema; Tseten Gyal and a couple whose family name is Pado. They were arrested in in Tibet’s Tsekhok County where the self-immolation took place. After interrogation lasting several days, the authorities released all but Tseten Gyal.

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