On October 17 ; 2011 ; Public security bureau officials detained seven Tibetans including a female ; Tsering Kyi ; for staging a peaceful political protest in Seda (Serthar) county. The protest followed a dispute between Tsering Kyi ; who owned a local restaurant ; and officials over an image of the Dalai Lama displayed in the restaurant. After a group of officials visiting the area objected to display of the image and ordered it removed ; she left the restaurant and retuned with six additional Tibetans who displayed the banned Tibetan flag and scattered leaflets calling for Tibetan freedom outside the restaurant. Officials later detained the seven protesters.