[2][3] In March, they had completed filming and just smuggled the tapes out of Lhasa, the Tibetan capital, when riots erupted and began to spread through Tibetan-inhabited areas of China.

[2] As part of the government response that followed, both Jigme Gyatso and Dhondup Wangchen were detained on March 28 in Tong De, Qinghai Province.

[6] The documentary premiered on the opening day of the Olympics and was clandestinely screened for foreign reporters in Beijing.

[2] Front Line,[4] The Committee to Protect Journalists,[8] and the Tibetan Center for Human Rights and Democracy[3] issued statements in support of Jigme Gyatso.

[2] On 5 November 2012 Jigme Gyatso was arrested by the Gansu Public Security Department on arriving in Hezuo from Lanzhou.