16. Mar 2009
China arrests a Tibetan civil servant
The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) reports that a Tibetan civil servant was arrested by the Chinese authorities in Sumdho township, Mangra county, Qinghai province. TCHRD sources said that Tashi Dhondup was arrested at his home by Public Security Bureau (PSB) personnel on 12 March 2009. His personal computer and mobile phone were seized. Apparently his younger brother, Jinpa Gyatso, disappeared a few days before the arrest. He had previously served in the People's Armed Police (PAP) for three years and later worked as a schoolteacher in Sumdho township for some time. He was later recruited as a civil servant in Mangra county.