Monday, May 19, 2008

Tibetan shopkeeper in San Rafael harassed for his activism

An onslaught of disparaging e-mail, text and telephone messages has plagued a Tibetan shopkeeper in San Rafael following the Olympic torch run in San Francisco on Wednesday.

Jamyang Nordup, 50, a former monk and owner of Tibetan Culture House, a retail shop at 1223 Fourth St., said he has received hundreds of harassing messages since Tuesday night. None has been a death threat, he said.

The sources are unknown, although Nordup said he suspects the messages are coming from overseas via the Chinese government.

"I feel like the whole thing is a set-up of the government," he said. "This is not individuals."

Police are investigating the matter as a harassment complaint, spokeswoman Margo Rohrbacher said.

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