Two Tibetan political prisoners have been released from prison in Tibet. Bumgha had served six years after being arrested in 2008 in Serta County for spearheading a protest, and for raising the Tibetan national flag, calling for religious freedom in Tibet and freedom for Tibet. Another, Dhargay, was released from prison in the Minyag region of Tawu County and welcomed by local Tibetans upon his return home.