The Tibetan language activist Tashi Wangchuk continues to face harassment from the Chinese state after being released from his five-year prison sentence. Wangchuk is among a number of prominent human and civil rights activists from Tibet. He campaigns for the preservation and free use of the Tibetan language. He has enjoyed the support of numerous foreign governments in the past, including the German government. Despite international attention to his case, Wangchuk was once again detained for 15 days in late October.