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A report issued by Dossier Tibet reveals that: “Tibetan political prisoner Rongyal Adrak, who is about to enter his seventh year in jail, is in poor health and continues to suffer frequent beatings.He now suffers from backaches and damaged vision.On Aug.1, 2007, Rongyal Adrak called in public for Tibetan independence and the Dalai Lama’s return while standing on the reviewing stage of an annual horse racing festival in Lithang, Kham region of occupied Tibet. SEE HERE He was immediately detained, prompting a standoff between Chinese security forces and thousands of Tibetans who demanded his release, and was sentenced in October to eight years in prison.Rongyal Adrak’s family and relatives have been subjected to restrictions and harassment.”