Prominent former Tibetan political prisoner Tsegon Gyal has been held incommunicado since 9 December at Kangtsa (Ch: Gangcha) County Detention Centre ; after his arrest on the same date in Dashi (Ch: Ha’êyan) County in Tsojang TAP. He was sentenced to three years on the charge of ‘inciting separatism’ early January 2018 Tsojang (Ch: Haibei) ‘Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture’ (TAP), Qinghai Province, in the Tibetan province of Amdo.