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China jails three Tibetan monks over self-immolation

Aug. 30 (Radio Free Asia): China has jailed three Tibetan monks over the self-immolation death of a fellow monk amid an outcry by rights groups, some of whom accused Beijing of carrying out a “political persecution.”

Tenzin Gyamo-Kha (22) was sentenced to 13 years in jail while Nagten (21) was ordered jailed for 10 years. Lobsang Tsondru aka Drongdru (46) was sentenced to 11 years in prison.

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