Sonam Lhatso,

a nun from Kardze County, was detained during a protest on 14 May 2008 and has been imprisoned ever since. During the protest, nuns shouted slogans for a free Tibet and for the return of the Dalai Lama. Police arrived, broke up the protest and began beating the nuns.

While in detention she and her fellow nuns were subjected to further beatings. Sonam Lhatso has not been seen since then and inquiries about her location and wellbeing from her fellow nuns have been met with silence by authorities.