Three Tibetans from Driru have been sentenced to varying prison terms up to 13 years on December 19. The Driru County People’s Court sentenced singer Tsekar Thinley, 22, to nine years’ imprisonment; Choekyab to 13 years and former policeman Tselha to three years. They were charged with instigating protests against Chinese mining activities at the sacred Naglha Dzamba Mountain in Driru.