Lobsang Tsering, a monk from Drongsar Monastery in Pashoe County, eastern Tibet, was arrested on 2 August 1995 by officials of the People’s Armed Police (PAP) and the Public Security Bureau (PSB). He was detained together with fellow monks Lobsang Sherap and Lobsang Tsultrim.

Lobsang Tsering was accused of participating in the removal of a government nameplate inscribed “Pashoe People’s Government” in Chedar Sub-County and in posting political wall posters. These posters declared: “We will never accept the boy chosen by Chinese authorities as the reincarnation of the late Panchen Lama,” “Long Live Gedun Choekyi Nyima,” and “We will continue to oppose Chinese rule in Tibet.”

Following his arrest, Lobsang Tsering was held for one month in Pashoe County Prison before being transferred to Chamdo, where he was detained for a further two months. After this period of incarceration, he was sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment. He was subsequently transferred to Drapchi Prison, where he continues to remain imprisoned.