Phakpa, a teacher, has been jailed for 13 years and his school closed following allegations that he was involved in political activities. The school provided virtually free education for about 70 poor Tibetan students and orphans and is in Chentsa (in Chinese, Jianzha) county in Qinghai province.The school taught the Tibetan language, history of Tibet and Tibetan medicine. Information about hese events of April last year has only just been released.