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Prison for Praising the Dalai Lama

July 16, 2020;

Two Tibetans have been given prison sentences for producing and circulating a song that praises His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Sources report that lyricist, Khadro Tseten, has been sentenced to seven years, while singer, Tsego, was given a three-year sentence. The charging of the pair from Tsekhog County, Malho, with “subversion” and “leaking state secrets” is part of a pattern of Tibetan artists receiving lengthy prison sentences amid deepening oppression.

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