A Chinese court had sentenced two Tibetan nuns up to three years in prison on November 17, 2009.
A Tibetan monk of Sera monastery in exile told that Nordon and Lhawang Dekyi, both nuns of Nyimagetsul nunnery in Dhartsedo, Kardze (TAP), were arrested on March 17, 2009 for carrying out a “peaceful protest” in Kardze. Nordon received two years’ sentence while Lhawang Dekyi got three years from the Dharstedo Intermediate People's Court.
The two nuns were among the 15 Tibetan political prisoners who were paraded on April 5, 2009 in the streets of Kardze to intimidate the Tibetans. The Tibetan prisoners had their heads shaven, their hands and legs chained at the parade that was aimed to frighten the Tibetans in the area.