Tibetan blogger jailed for three years for ‘inciting separatism’
Druklo, who goes by only one name, was convicted Wednesday of inciting separatism and endangering social stability through his writing, according toreports. The blogger, who has been in custody since March last year, was sentenced by a court in Huangnan prefecture in China’s northwestern Qinghai province,reports said. Druklo’s family was allowed to attend the hearing but it was unclear if he was allowed access to a lawyer, Tibet Post International reported.
After his arrest last year, friends of the blogger, who writes under the name Shokjang, said they believed authorities targeted him for his blog and social media posts about Tibet, including the increased presence of armed security forces, political repression by the Chinese authorities, and environmental degradation, according to Tibet Post International and Radio Free Asia.