Four Tibetan petitioners, who travelled to Beijing on July 9 to demand the release of Tulku Tenzin Delek, a high rank Lama, have been arrested. Chinese authorities from Nyagchu region of eastern Tibet detained the four in Gara, a place near Nyagchu. The petition has more than 30,000 signatories, and categorically denies all the charges that have Tulku Tenzin Delek placed on a life sentence.