Lobsang Palden, a monk from Bheru Monastery in Serkhar village in Kardze has been released from prison two years before the end of his term. He was arrested in 2008 for taking part in protests in Kardze demanding the “return of the exiled Tibetan leader the Dalai Lama to Tibet” and “freedom in Tibet.” There is concern about his health, and that he may have been tortured.