On January 20, public security officials DetainedTibetan males Trinle Ngodrub (age 24), his brother Dargyal (23), and Pema Tsepag (24) as they staged a peaceful public protest in the seat of Zuogong (Dzogang) county, located in Changdu (Chamdo) prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region. The men shouted pro-independence slogans, held up a banner with the slogan, “Independence for Tibet,” and scattered leaflets as they walked in the direction of the local Public Security Bureau.