Lobsang Choephel, 34, a monk from Kirti monastery in Ngaba, Kham [Ch: Sichuan] was detained earlier this month, his whereabouts and state of wellbeing are unknown. He has been arrested twice before, in 2008 and 2011. He has won awards for his nature photography which he publishes under the name of Rewai Dawoe. There are unverified reports of other arrests of monks from Kirti Monastery.