Journalists Imprisoned in 2017 - Lobsang Jamyang
| Publisher | Committee to Protect Journalists |
| Publication Date | 31 December 2017 |
| Cite as | Committee to Protect Journalists, Journalists Imprisoned in 2017 - Lobsang Jamyang, 31 December 2017, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/5a5c937ca.html [accessed 5 June 2023] |
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Freelance | Imprisoned in China | April 17, 2015
| Job: | Internet Reporter |
| Medium: | Internet |
| Beats Covered: | Human Rights, Politics |
| Gender: | Male |
| Local or Foreign: | Local |
| Freelance: | Yes |
| Charge: | Anti-state |
| Length of Sentence: | 5 years to <10 years |
| Reported Health Problems: | Yes |
Tibetan writer and blogger Lobsang Jamyang, also known as Lomig, was arrested by the Chinese police in Ngaba County in Sichuan province on April 17, 2015. In May 2016, the Wenchuan People's Court in Sichuan sentenced him to seven years and six months in prison in a secret trial after he was convicted of "leaking state secrets," the India-based Tibetan Center for Human Rights and Democracy told CPJ.
According to an article on its website, people familiar with his case told the center that local authorities held Jamyang for more than a year without informing his family of his whereabouts and that he was beaten and tortured during this time. The article did not specify how he was allegedly tortured.
According to the website Tibet Express, Tibetan writers said they believe the conviction was over articles Jamyang published that were critical of the Chinese government's policies in Tibet, including on environmental degradation, restrictions on speech, and the causes of self-immolations and other protests in 2008. CPJ was unable to determine whether the articles were cited alongside his charge during the closed trial.
As well as writing for Tibetan websites such as Choeme, Sengdor and the blog Tsongon, Jamyang published a book titled "Surge of Yellow Mist," according to Tibet Express.
As of late 2017, Jamyang was being held at Mianyang Prison in Sichuan province, according to the Tibetan Center for Human Rights and Democracy. After visiting him earlier in 2016, Jamyang's brother told the Tibetan Center for Human Rights and Democracy that the writer is in poor health, but did not provide further details.
CPJ's attempts to call the Mianyang Security Bureau in late 2017 for further information went unanswered.
