everything is locked up because of the Olympic Games," he [Tashi Choephel] says. The center estimates that 6,500 Tibetans were detained after the riots in March, about 60 have been sentenced, and up to 2,000 may remain in custody. Verifying reports is difficult because of increased surveillance of telephone calls, Choephel says.
China's ruling Communist Party has reinvigorated its "patriotic education" campaign, Choephel says, "in monasteries . . . villages and even school students." He worries that after the Olympics, the government will impose death penalties or life sentences on Tibetans still detained.
from USA Today: Shadows Flit Underneath Tibet Surface
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