Highly-regarded Tibetan monk arrested and detained at an undisclosed location. Support him.

Karma Tsewang is the highly-regarded abbot (Khenpo) at the Gongya Monastery in Nangqian (Nangchen) county, Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, in Qinghai Province. He was seized on 6 December in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, by public security officers from Changdu (Chamdo) prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, while travelling on business. After his arrest, 4,000 people signed a petition calling for his release and 600 protested. This protest included many monks, 16 of whom were detained and later released in part because of Amnesty International’s pressure.
There are ongoing concerns about Karma Tsewang’s health in jail; he has hepatitis and, though his family gave his medications to the jail, there is no way to know if he has in fact received them. Tsewang has not been permitted to see his family or a lawyer of his choosing throughout the process.
Tsewang is a recognized authority in Tibet, particularly for his work in support of Tibetan culture and language. He is also actively involved in humanitarian operations in disaster mitigation, such as after the 2010 earthquake in Yushu county, Qinghai Province, which killed over 2,000 people.