Tibetan monk disrobed and removed from monastery, takes his own life

By Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, May 30: Kunzang Longyang, a 17-year-old Tibetan monk from Yulung Monastery in Drakkar County, in the so-called Qinghai Province took his own life in mid-April, according to a report by Radio Free Asia. The report indicates that Longyang faced immense pressure to abandon his religious and cultural traditions. This culminated in his forced removal from the

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