Lobsang Kunchok (born 1974) is a monk from Kirti Monastery in Ngaba County. He was arrested in April by the Ngaba County Public Security Bureau on charges of pasting pro-independence posters around Ngaba County. The posters reportedly carried slogans such as “Free Tibet” and “Long Live His Holiness the Dalai Lama.”

Following his arrest, Lobsang Kunchok was detained for three days at the Ngaba County Detention Centre, during which time his room was thoroughly searched by security officials. He was later tried and sentenced by the Barkham People’s Court to five years’ imprisonment. After sentencing, he was transferred to Barkham Prison, located in Ngaba (TAR), Sichuan Province, to serve his sentence.