On 29 October 2023, Kunchok Dakpa, a Tibetan monk from Tashi Monastery from Yhewa village in Tewo County, Gansu Province, Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture was arrested. This arrest is part of a broader pattern of Tibetan detentions by the Chinese government over recent years. As of the date of the news, it has been ten days since his arrest, but his whereabouts, health condition, and reasons for the arrest remain unknown.