Tibetan former political prisoner Jigme Gyatso dies in Gansu

Prominent Tibetan monk Jigme Gyatso, who was frequently jailed for protests against Chinese rule, died at his home in northwestern China’s Gansu province at the weekend, sources familiar with his situation told RFA. Jigme Gyatso, a monk at the Labrang Monastery also called Jigme Goril, died Saturday at home in…