Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], August 1 (ANI): The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) has highlighted the case of Tibetan political prisoner Lhamo Dorjee as part of its ongoing campaign to profile individuals it describes as victims of political repression in Tibet.

According to the CTA, Lhamo Dorjee was arrested in November 2012 and was later sentenced to 15 years in prison by a Chinese county court in Luchu, located in Kanlho Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. The CTA alleged that Dorjee was wrongfully convicted on charges of “intentional homicide" linked to his alleged involvement in a self-immolation protest.

The Tibetan administration stated that the case relates to the November 29, 2012 self-immolation protest of Tsering Namgyal, following which Dorjee was accused of “inciting" the act. On February 28, 2013, he was handed a 15-year prison sentence along with an additional three-year deprivation of political rights.

The CTA claimed that the trial was co...