Detentions, protests in China after revered monk dies
Beijing
Chinese authorities have suppressed protests over the jailhouse death of a revered Tibetan monk, and briefly detained two of his sisters for not signing his health record, rights groups said Thursday.
Police held the sisters of Tenzin Delek Rinpoche for "around 10 hours" on Wednesday, the US-based International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) cited local sources as saying.
Delek, 65, was 13 years into a life sentence for terrorism and separatism, imposed following a trial observers said was deeply flawed, when authorities announced news of his death at the weekend.
Delek was convicted of separatism and being involved in a bombing in a public square, but his supporters insisted he was innocent.
Authorities have so far refused to release Delek's body to his family or others in the Tibetan community, according to ICT, which said the circumstances of his death remained unclear.
Several protests in his hometown and in the southwestern city of Chengdu, where he was jailed, have taken place since his death was announced, according to ICT and other Tibetan rights groups.
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