Pema Samdup, 26, was detained on the morning of 9 March this year in Lhasa, a day before the 60th anniversary of the Tibetan National Uprising Day. After being held in Lhasa for sometime, he was handed over to the Public Security Bureau (PSB) authorities in Chamdo (Ch: Qamdo) Prefecture, more than 480 km east of Lhasa.

Sources informed TCHRD that Samdup had been detained due to “political reasons” and for “sharing photos on his WeChat account”.