Tibetan Man Who Refused to Fly Chinese Flag Dies in Prison

A Tibetan man has died from injuries sustained under torture by Chinese authorities while serving a 13-year prison sentence for refusing to fly a Chinese flag, sources tell RFA’s Tibetan service. The body of the man known as Trigyal was recently turned over to family members, said Driru Samdrub, a Tibetan resident living in Europe with close contacts in the region. “He died due to severe torture under Chinese detention,” Samdrub said. Read more