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Tibetan monk faces family tragedy, health struggles after release from Chinese detention

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Dharamshala: A Tibetan Buddhist monk, imprisoned for sending funds for prayer offerings to the Dalai Lama and the abbot of India's Kirti Monastery, has been released from prison. However, reports indicate he is in poor health, according to sources within Tibet.

Rachung Gendun, detained in April 2021 for reportedly making donations to the Tibetan spiritual leader and the monastery's abbot, was freed on November 16 after serving three and a half years in prison, Radio Free Asia reported.

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