8 September 2011

On 20 August 2011 Jigme Guri, a senior monk from Labrang Monastery in Amdo (Ch: Gansu), was arrested for the fourth time in five years. His current whereabouts are unknown.

Email Gansu’s Party Secretary Lu Hao, demanding the release of Jigme Guri.

Outspoken and courageous, “Labrang Jigme” was first detained in March 2008 following protests staged by fellow monks at Labrang Monastery. He was held for 42 days, during which time he was beaten unconscious. Upon his release he recorded a powerful video statement about his arrest, torture and the wider crackdown in Tibet. The video was uploaded to YouTube and Jigme Guri went into hiding for several weeks. On returning to his monastery he was again detained and held for six months without charge.