Brutalized Tibetan political prisoner dies after transfer to hospital without his family's knowledge
Kunchok Jinpa, a 51-year-old tour guide. (Photo courtesy: HRW) (TibetanReview.net, Feb17â21) â A Tibetan political prisoner has died in hospital in Tibetâs capital Lhasa on Feb 6, less than three months after he was transferred there without his familyâs knowledge, said New York-based Human Rights Watch Feb 16. The group has demanded that Chinese authorities account for the death of Kunchok Jinpa, a 51-year-old tour guide, serving a 21-year sentence for reporting protests in his native region in Nagchu (Chinese: Naqu) City seven years ago. The group cited local sources as...
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