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Gendun Dapaka was arbitrarily detained in 2015 on charges of ‘inciting separatism’
Sources have confirmed to Free Tibet that one of the Tibetan monks arbitrarily arrested from Thangkor Socktsang Monastery in 2015 has been released after serving a five-year prison sentence for ‘inciting separatism’.
Gendun Dapaka, 45, returned to his home after being released in August 2021, but has since been admitted to hospital due to poor health. Severe communication restrictions have prevented any further information on his condition from being obtained.
Despite his release, Gendun Dapaka’s freedom is conditional. On indefinite parole, he is required to report to a police station every month, and both he and his family are subjected to heightened state surveillance. Continue Reading