Gonpo Kyi hospitalised with spinal and knee injuries

8 months ago

Tenzin Nyidon

DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 1: Gonpo Kyi, a Tibetan woman petitioning for the release of his imprisoned brother, has been hospitalized with spinal and knee injuries after jumping from the second floor of her family’s hotel in Lhasa while under police detention on August 20, Voice of Tibet (VoT) reported. Medical records confirm she sustained spinal damage and is currently undergoing treatment.

A Tibetan netizen, Sakar Tashi, wrote on social media that Chinese authorities immediately sealed off the guesthouse and imposed strict restrictions following the incident. Reports further allege that she was denied prompt medical attention due to President Xi Jinping’s concurrent visit to Lhasa for the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the so-called Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR).

Sources say Kyi was under immense pressure to secure legal ...

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