24. Apr 2009
RSF concern about physical safety of Tibetan magazine editor
(RSF) Reporters Without Borders (RSF) issued a statement expressing concern about the physical safety of journalists and website editors recently arrested in Tibetan regions. The statement said "We are very worried by the reports of Chinese police torturing detained Tibetans, including a lama defended by lawyer Li Fangping. (...) They increase our concern that the six journalists detained in Tibet are being mistreated". RSF named the latest arrestee as Dokru Tsultrim, a monk who edited the magazine 'Soul of the Snow' (Tib: Khawe Tse Sog) and welcomed the release of Golok Jigme, a monk who helped filmmaker Dhondup Wangchen make the 2008 documentary 'Leaving fear behind'. Dhondup Wangchen is still being held. "All those held because of the views they expressed must be released without delay" said RSF.