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Political Prisoner Released

December 22, 2020;

A Tibetan man who organised a party to celebrate the Dalai Lama’s 80th birthday in 2015 has been released from prison after serving a 5-year sentence for the crime. Ajaja, formerly a monk at Kirti monastery in Sichuan’s Ngaba area, was arrested along with his fellow organisers after a rare public celebration of His Holiness’ birthday. Chinese authorities had tightened restrictions in the build up to the occasion and warned Tibetans against celebrations.

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