Takna Jigme Zangpo
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Takna Jigme Zangpo spent thirty-seven years in a Chinese prison in Lhasa, Tibet as a political prisoner . Takna Jigme Zangpo, first imprisoned in 1965, was released from prison on a medical parole in 2002 .
Even while imprisoned, he continued to protest for a free Tibet, for which he was given additional prison sentences of many years. Despite his advanced age and years in prison, he continues to encourage his fellow Tibetans in their struggle for freedom .
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- ^ "Takna Jigme Sangpo addresses the media in Dharamsala," The Office of Tibet.
- ^ "News" International Campaign for Tibet.
- ^ Herzog, W. (Producer/Director). (2003). Wheel of Time [Motion picture]. Germany: Werner Herzog Filmproduktion.
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