Lobsang Tenpa, 21, a monk from Ngaba Kirti monastery in eastern Tibet was released after serving two years of his prison term. He was imprisoned on November 7, 2014 for staging a solo protest against China’s repressive rule in Tibet. He carried a large portrait of HH the Dalai Lama, calling for long life for His Holiness and his return to Tibet. His was welcomed home by his family.