A Tibetan poet known for publishing works critical of Chinese policies in Tibet died last week from health problems tied to alcohol consumption following periods of arrest and interrogation by Chinese police, according to a source in Tibet.
Tsepa, who wrote under the name Chenbang, died on Aug. 19 at the Chigdril County Hospital in Sichuan’s Golog (in Chinese, Guoluo) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, RFA’s source said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
“He had been detained and questioned earlier by the Chinese government for writing about Tibetan issues,” the source said.
Born in 1992 in Chigdril, Tsepa was a graduate of Gansu province’s Northwest University for Nationalities and had written at least five books, along with poetry published on creative-writing websites online, RFA’s source said, adding that Tsepa wrote his poems in a “unique style.”
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