Runggye Adak

is a Tibetan man who was arrested and charged with state subversion against the People's Republic of China after making a series of public political statements at a festival in eastern Tibet, on August 1, 2007.

Runggye Adak, said to be a respected local figure and the father of eleven, is a native of Yonru Kharshul, a village near Lithang in the predominantly Tibetan region of Kham.

A spontaneous protest of local people demanding his release lasted several days before being dispersed under threat by riot police.

[1] The Associated Press reported that scores of people were arrested in the aftermath of Runggye Adak's protest.

[2] Three of Runggye Adak's nephews were arrested, with police attention focusing on Adruk Lopoe, a monk at Lithang Monastery.