Monlam Gyatso, a Tibetan monk, writer, and teacher from Raktam village, Serthar (Ch: Seda) County, Kardze (Ch: Ganzi) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, was detained on 9 June 2021. He was sentenced to 3 years of imprisonment in October 2022 for his participation in a campaign that discouraged local residents from killing and selling animals. His whereabouts continue to remain unknown.