Concerns grow for Tibetan Buddhist monk in Chinese custody under unknown charges

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Concerns grow for a Tibetan Buddhist monk Chinese police have held in custody for the second time under unknown charges since early February, Tibet Watch has learned.

According to a source, in early February, Chinese police of Labrang Township in Sangchu County again took into custody Jamyang Tashi, a Tibetan Buddhist monk from Labrang Tashikhyil Monastery who had been released only two months earlier following a six-month-long arbitrary detention. Due to risks of imprisonment his family could face, Tibet Watch did not contact local sources for further confirmation.

Charges for Jamyang’s re-detention and his well-being remain unknown, according to the source concerned about Jamyang’s welfare. Tibet Watch has been unable to confirm if Jamyang has been allowed to join the daily activities of Labrang Monastery since his first release.

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