Lobsang Choephel, 34, a monk from Kirti monastery in Ngaba, Amdo [Ch: Sichuan],was detained earlier this month by the Chinese authorities. His whereabouts and the state of his health and wellbeing are unknown, according to information provided by two monks from Kirti Monastery in Dharamshala, Lobsang Yeshi and Kanyag Tsering, who act as the contact point for Kirti Monastery in Ngaba.
Choephel has been arrested twice by Chinese authorities before;in2008he was arrested in Lhasa and again in 2011 at Ngaba. He was detained for four months during that time. He joined the monastery at an early age, now working there in the monastery’s computer section; he is also the monastery’s official photographer. He specialises in taking nature photographs and has won awards for his photography which he publishes online under the name of Rewai Dawoe.
Lobsang Choephel is from Ngasib Kanyag Ruwatsang; his late parents were Rikho and Tsering Kyi and he has three siblings.
There are unverified reports of arrests of other monks from Kirti Monastery earlier this month; no names or details of these arrests are currently available.
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