Eight Tibetans have been given prison sentences in Ngaba County, on charges of murder for their alleged involvement with Kunchok Tseten’s self-immolation in December last year at Serde village in Ngaba. The eight are: Dolma Tso (3 years); Konme (3 years) and Gephel (2 years), together with five unidentified people (5 years each). Tso has been tortured while detained but refuses to accept the charge of murder.