Popular Tibetan singer Lo Lo sentenced to six years
A Chinese court in eastern Tibet has sentenced a popular Tibetan singer Lo Lo, 30, to six years in prison for his ‘crimes’ of singing politically charged songs calling for Tibet’s independence. Lo Lo’s current condition and his whereabouts are not yet known
China sentences tortured Tibetan monk to five years
A Tibetan monk who was hospitalised last year after suffering severe beating and torture in Chinese police custody has been rearrested and sentenced to five years in prison. Lobsang Jinpa, 31, a monk at the Nyitso Zilkar monastery
China arrests Tibetan monk on eve of Uprising Day
A Tibetan monk of the Kirti Monastery in Nagaba, eastern Tibet was arrested in a midnight raid on the eve of the 54th Tibetan National Uprising Day for unknown reasons. Tsepak, 29, was picked up at around midnight on March 9