Chinese government arrested the four Tibetans in Barkham County on March 17 on charges of instigating students against the government through their magazine Namchak .Sonam Rinchen; 19, Sonam Dhondup; 18, Yargay and Drakden contributed to the magazine as its editors. Sonam Rinchen and Sonam Dhondup are natives of Zoege County while Yargay and Drakden are from Ngaba County .The four studied at the Barkham Nationalities’ Higher Intermediate School where they initiated a gathering of Tibetan students on March 17 this year to commemorate the 2008 uprisings.
Articles, poems and essays by Tibetan students of the school expressing their solidarity with the jailed Tibetan protesters and paying tribute to those killed by Chinese security forces and criticizing the Chinese government were published in the magazine.

Sonam Rinchen and Yargay were reportedly sentenced to two years in prison but there is no information on their current whereabouts.

Sonam Dhondup and Drakden are said to be in detention somewhere in Barkham County.

Source : VOT