Dhondup Wangchen, the Tibetan filmmaker who was arrested by the Chinese government for documenting the current situation in Tibet has been sentenced to six years in prison.
The sentence was pronounced on 28 December 2009, but it is not known where the filmmaker was tried.
Dhondup Wangchen, aged 35, was arrested with his monk assistant named Jigme Gyatso on 26 March 2008 for making the film “Leaving Fear Behind” in Tibet, which documents the lives of Tibetans under China's rule.
Jigme Gyatso was released on bail seven months later, on 15 October 2008, and reported that he had been tortured in detention.