China arrests Tibetan singer for performing at Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday celebration

9 months ago

Tenzin Nyidon

DHARAMSHALA, July 19: A young Tibetan singer known as Ah Sang, or by his online alias Tsugte, has reportedly been arrested and forcibly taken away by Chinese authorities over two weeks ago from Ngaba, in the eastern Tibetan region of Amdo, according to multiple Dharamshala-based exile news outlets. His arrest reportedly came after he performed the song “Prince of Peace” during celebrations marking the 90th birthday of His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

According to reports, his detention is linked to this performance of “Prince of Peace,” a song that contains deeply reverent references to the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader. One of the verses, “Born as a youth in Amdo, with footsteps placed in U-Tsang, whose activities flourished in the noble land, We remember you, Prince of Peace,...

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