31. Mar 2009
Journalists call for information
(CPJ) The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on the Public Security Bureau (PSB) in Gansu province to disclose the whereabouts and legal status of Kunga Tsayang, a monk from the Amdo Labrang Tashi Kyil Monastery who has written online political commentary. Tsayang was arrested by the Public Security Bureau during a late-night raid on 17 March 2009 and has not been heard from since. He is the third writer to be detained without explanation in Gansu in recent weeks, according to CPJ research. "We are concerned for the welfare of Kunga Tsayang and call on the Public Security Bureau in Gansu to reveal where and why he is being held", said Bob Dietz, CPJ's Asia programme coordinator.