Dharamsala, October 16 – Authorities in Sog County in Nagchu prefecture have arrested three Tibetan men on October 1, the day China celebrated the 60th founding anniversary of the communist party, according to Ngawang Tharpa, a Tibetan from Nagchu now living in exile.
Gyalseng; 25, Yeshi Namkha; 25, and Nima Wangchuk; 24, were picked up by police from their village named Rada (spelled as pronounced) on China’s national day that was celebrated under intense security and military presence.
The three Tibetan youth were accused of allegedly posting pictures of the exiled Tibetan leader Dalai Lama and his speeches in their profiles on a popular Chinese chatting website called qq.com. The three were also alleged to have contacts with what the authorities described as “foreign separatist forces”.
Ngawang further said that the authorities are strictly monitoring the internet and telecommunications network in the area and people are required to show their identity cards at various checkpoints that have been specially built. That is why, he said, the news of the three men’s arrest came after 15 days.
Except that the three men have been taken to Nagchu County no information is available on their whereabouts, said Ngawang.
