Senior Tibetan monk secretly sentenced to 7 years in Lhasa after years of enforced disappearance

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Tenzin Nyidon

DHARAMSHALA, April 1: Dhargye, a 64-year-old Tibetan monk, has reportedly been sentenced in secret to seven years in prison following his arbitrary detention in August 2021 in Lhasa, the capital city of Tibet, according to the research group, Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD).

Dhargye’s family only became aware of the sentence in late January this year. Authorities have not disclosed key details, including the date of sentencing, the court responsible for the verdict, or his current place of detention. His c...

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