The Students for a Free Tibet chapter based in New York City organised a rally at 14 Union Square for the release of a Tibetan political prisoner, Dhondup Wangchen. Dhondup Wangchen is a Tibetan filmmaker and activist who has been detained by the Chinese authorities since March 2008 on charges related to a 25-minute documentary titled “Leaving Fear Behind”. Wangchen’s wife, Lhamo Tso, said that as his prison term end approaches, she prays for his safe return.