Saturday, March 3, 2012

China detains Tibetan singer in wake of anti-government protests

Chinese security forces have detained a well-known Tibetan entertainer in the wake of last month's anti-government protests, her husband said Wednesday.

Singer and song writer Jamyang Kyi was first detained on April 1 and has not been seen since April 7, her husband Lamao Jia told The Associated Press.

The also was reported by U.S.-government supported Radio Free Asia, which cited unidentified sources in Beijing as saying police formerly arrested Jamyang Kyi in the western city of Xining, although the charges were unknown.

Jamyang Kyi is a veteran producer in the Tibetan-language section of state-run Qinghai TV in the western province of the same …

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