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TIBET: Tibetan nun released from Chinese prison for health reasons

Ngawang Sangdrol, a Tibetan nun and China’s longest serving female prisoner, was recently released on medical parole. Ngawang Sangdrol had been serving a 21-year sentence and her release came after long years of campaigning on her behalf by Tibetans and international organizations. She arrived in Chicago late last month for medical treatment.