Rights group renews call for monastic leader in critical condition following torture

6 months ago

Tenzin Nyidon

DHARAMSHALA. Oct. 18: The London-based research and advocacy group Tibet Watch has renewed its urgent appeal for the release and medical care of Gonpo Tsering, the head of Yena Monastery in Shiba village, who is reportedly in critical condition at a hospital in Chengdu, Sichuan province.

The 45-year-old monastic leader was allegedly tortured in custody following his involvement in peaceful protests against the construction of a large hydropower dam in Dege, in the traditional Tibetan pr...

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