By Phuntsok Yangchen
DHARAMSHALA,
April 10: Chinese authorities in Sog County have arrested two Tibetans
of village no 4 of Trido Township on March 30, according to Ngawang
Tharpa, a Tibetan with close contacts in the region.
The two
Tibetans, Tseko and an unidentified man, were arrested for sharing
pictures and political information on Tibet through their cellphones,
said Tharpa. “The two had been taken to Sog County but it is not known
where they are currently held.”
Tharpa also noted that many people in Sog County were arrested for no reason and situation in the region remains tense.
Earlier
this month, two Tibetans named Phurtse and Rinchen Wangdue from the
same locality were arrested for exchanging messages with politically
restricted content through their micro messaging apps on their
cellphones.
In March, the Chinese authorities launched a massive
hunt for ‘miscreants’ who painted a graffiti reading ‘Tibet is
independent’ on an iron bride near Trido Township. The authorities have
stepped up surveillance and security around the town with strict
monitoring of people's movements and intercepting of communication lines
in the area making it difficult to verify information and details about
arrests.
The same source said the authorities have set up three
checkposts along the ten different villages of Trido township and
another three between Trido and Drilda monastery which are only 12
kilometres away from each other.
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