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Phakma and her nephew Jigme, two Tibetans from Ngaba, have been released from Chushul prison near Lhasa. Hundreds of Tibetans welcomed them home, shouting “Bhod gyalo, lha gyalo” (victory to Tibet, victory to gods). They were arrested in connection with two self-immolation protests in 2012, along with Phakma’s husband Karkho who was sentenced to life imprisonment. They come from Lota village in the Shoegu division.
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