Tibetan monk Jamyang Tashi of Labrang Tashikhyil Monastery detained again, fate unknown

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Tenzin Nyidon

DHARAMSHALA, June 5: Jamyang Tashi, a Tibetan monk from Tashikhyil Monastery in Amdo, eastern Tibet, has reportedly been detained for a second time by Chinese authorities, with his whereabouts and condition remaining unknown, according to a report by Tibet Watch.

Jamyang was reportedly taken into custody in early February, just two months after being released from a previous six-month arbitrary detention. Chinese police in Sangchu County are said to have carried out the detention, though they have disclosed no charges.

According to research outfit Tibet Watch, he was initially detained on suspicion of maintaining contact with Tibetans in exile. The...

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