Tibetan monk released after six-month detention, faces serious health issues and ongoing surveillance

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Tenzin Nyidon

DHARAMSHALA, March 23: Ven. Zega Gyatso, a Tibetan monk from Tsang Monastery in Ba County, Tsolho (Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture), has reportedly been released after six months of detention by Chinese authorities. However, he continues to suffer from deteriorating health and strict state surveillance, according to a Dharamshala-based Tibetan media outlet, Tibet Times.

The 48-year-old monk, a native of Sog County in Malho (Huangnan), was detained around July 2 last year on allegations of sending money abroad. At the time of his arrest, he had traveled to Xining city to seek treatment for an existing health condition. Sources state that Chinese police apprehended him the...

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