From Radio Free Asia:
Chinese authorities have detained five Tibetans for allegedly handing out leaflets promoting Tibetan independence, sources have told RFA’s Tibetan service.
Sources in the region identified the five as Kayi Doega, who was previously jailed for offering prayers for Tibet’s exiled leader, the Dalai Lama; his eldest daughter Yiga, a former nun; Sonam Lhamo, currently a nun at the influential Geci nunnery; and two other women, identified only as Sonam Choetso and Jampa Yangtso….
A duty official at the Karze District Security office, contacted by telephone said, “I am aware of this news but I don’t have details. Ask someone higher up.” [Full Text]
