Shokjang is a poet, lyricist, short story writer and essayist, and author of four books: The Courageous Path, The Might of the Pen, For Liberty, I Have No Regrets, and Rangdrol’s Courage. The Chinese authorities have banned The Courageous Path.
Case History
According to the Malho Intermediate People’s court, Shokjang committed crimes by writing an essay on freedom of religion, writing a blogpost recounting the events of 16 March 2015, when gun-wielding armed police officers conducted a search at his hotel room, sharing online an extract from the book, The Line between Sky and Earth and a news article stating that the Chinese government was willing to talk with His Holiness the Dalai Lama on matters other than Tibetan independence, posting online video footage of Chinese police beating ordinary Chinese people in the street, and storing on his phone six books, including Wang Lixiong’s Sky Burial: The Fate of Tibet.