On July 1, 2026, Zhang Yi, a leader of the 1989 student movement, was taken away by police while sightseeing at Sera Monastery in Lhasa, Tibet, after showing a Tibetan woman a photo of the Dalai Lama on his phone. On July 28, the Lhasa Municipal Procuratorate approved his arrest on suspicion of inciting secession.
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2026-10-04 01:16 · 中国异议人士张毅拉萨展示达赖喇嘛照片被捕
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2026-10-04 01:49 · China: New Detention in Lhasa, Ongoing Cases Show Persistent Repression
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1989 student movement figure Zhang Yi approved for arrest in Lhasa, Tibet for showing photo of the Dalai Lama while traveling
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