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Student Leader Sentenced

June 14, 2013;

Wangchuk Dorjee, a Tibetan student leader, has been sentenced to four years in prison for allegedly leading a peaceful student protest in Rebkong, eastern Tibet, last year.  Dorjee is a student of the Middle School of Nationalities in Malho. Apparently Dorjee was subjected to “harsh interrogation” following his detention. However, details of Dorjee’s date of sentencing and his current whereabouts are not known.

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