23. Mar 2009
Tibetan writer arrested
(RSF; TCHRD) Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has condemned the arrest of Tibetan writer Kunga Tsayang on 17 March, as well as the re-arrest of Jigmey Gyatso, a monk who helped Dhondup Wangchen make the 2008 documentary 'Leaving Fear Behind'. "Kunga Tseyang's arrest appears to be directly related to articles he wrote recently and is yet another example of the way the Chinese authorities are cracking down on Tibetan writers and journalists", RSF said. "We urge the Chinese government to free him without delay". Kunga Tsayang was arrested by the PSB during a midnight raid on Labrang Monastery, in Sangchu (Chin: Sangqu) county, Gannan TAP, Gansu province. Kunga Tsayang is a writer, essayist, chronicler and an amateur photographer who writes under the pen name 'Sun of Snowland' (Tib: Gang-Nyi). The authorities have not said why he has been arrested or where he is being held.