Tashi Dondrub

DHARAMSHALA: A young Tibetan was arrested by Chinese security forces after he staged a solo protest against the Chinese government’s repressive policies in Tibet on 19 December. (Watch the video)

Dressed in traditional Tibetan attire with a Buddhist flag on his shoulder and a huge portrait of His Holiness the Dalai Lama in his hands, Tashi Dondrub took to the main street of Dzoege county in Ngaba (incorporated into China’s Sichuan Province) criticising China’s repressive policies in the area.

The Chinese security forces immediately arrived at the spot and arrested Dondrub. No information could be attained regarding his current status since then.

Chinese security forces also arrested Dondrub’s paternal uncle Yeshe the next day.

Dondrub, who is also knwon as Chebe, lives with his mother in Section 3 of Ponkya village in Thangkor township.