10 months ago
Pro-Tibet Activist Detained in China
A young woman named Zhang Yadi from China went to visit her family this summer.
She is a student who lives in France and writes for a website that talks about Tibet.
Tibet is a place in China where some people say the government is not treating the local Tibetan people fairly.
Zhang wanted to see her family, but she disappeared after she got to China.
Her friends and family think she was taken by the police because of her writing.
They are very worried about her and want to know if she is okay.
The Chinese government says they are not aware of her case, but other countries are trying to help.
Zhang's friends say she should not be in trouble because she was just writing about things she cared about.
Zhang Yadi, a 22-year-old Chinese national and pro-Tibet activist, was detained by Chinese authorities in late July.
She was accused of 'inciting division of the country' for writing for a pro-Tibet blog, Chinese Youth Stand For Tibet (CYST).
Zhang was in solitary confinement for more than three months and had no contact with anyone except guards and interrogators.
Her partner, Yarphel Norsang, a Tibetan exile with French nationality, and other friends are concerned about her well-being.
The French and German governments have expressed concerns to China about Zhang's detention.
- Who
- Zhang Yadi, a 22-year-old pro-Tibet activist and Chinese national
- What
- Detained by Chinese authorities for allegedly inciting division of the country
- Where
- Detained in a detention center in Changsha, China, after visiting Yunnan and her hometown of Changsha
- When
- Disappeared in late July, detained for more than three months
- Why
- Accused of writing for a pro-Tibet blog and advocating for Tibetan rights, which is considered sensitive by the Chinese government
Key facts
- Name
- Zhang Yadi
- Age
- 22
- Nationality
- Chinese
- Current Location
- Detention center in Changsha, China
- Accusation
- Inciting division of the country
- Potential Sentence
- Up to five years in prison or more
- Partner
- Yarphel Norsang (Tibetan exile, French nationality)
- Blog
- Chinese Youth Stand For Tibet (CYST)
Quotes
Ginger Duan
Creator of the blog Chinese Youth Stand For Tibet (CYST) and currently in the United States
“I have already said openly that Tibet should be returned to the Tibetans, but (Zhang) never did. At most, she should be reprimanded, not arrested.”
CNBC TV 18
“We had very few subscribers, just a few thousand.”
CNBC TV 18
Yarphel Norsang
Zhang Yadi's partner and a Tibetan exile granted French nationality
“It's terrible... I'm lost. I don't know who to ask for help... I just want to know if she's OK.”
CNBC TV 18
Zhang Yadi
Pro-Tibet activist and writer for the blog Chinese Youth Stand For Tibet (CYST)
“I feel a strong empathy for (the Tibetans) because they are invisible and ignored by the dominant society.”
CNBC TV 18
Sources
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