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  • No news of Tibetan detainee’s release after serving a 20-year sentence in China

    No news of Tibetan detainee’s release after serving a 20-year sentence in China

    A Tibetan instructor who was jailed by Beijing on grounds of separatism has served his 20-year sentence, but there has been no word about his release. Bangri Rinpoche, a Tibetan Buddhist instructor, was sentenced to life in prison on September 26, 2000, with his sentence set to expire on July 31, but no word on…