Dowa Samdrub, a friend of popular Tibetan writer Gangkye Drubpa Kyab who was rearrested last week, has been detained by police in southwestern China’s Sichuan province. Samdrub took part in a reception ceremony and was photographed with a picture of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and also greeted Kyab on his brief release from prison. Samdrub is only recently released from prison himself.