Additional Name(s): 坚赞(音)
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: China
Ethnic Group: Tibetan
Religion or Belief: Buddhist – Tibetan
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 15 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: March/15/2008
Current Status: Unknown
Religious Leader: Yes
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Adherence to a Religious Figure Protesting Religious Freedom Conditions Religious Freedom Advocacy
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Gyaltsen
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Gyaltsen was imprisoned for protesting religious freedom conditions.
On March 15, 2008, public security officials in Sangye (Samye) township, Zhanang (Dranang) county, Shannan (Lhokha) prefecture, Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR), arrested Gyaltsen, who is a monk, and several others for participating in protests calling for the Dalai Lama’s return to Tibet and respect for human rights, including religious freedom.
In May/June 2008, the Shannan Intermediate People’s Court sentenced Gyaltsen to 15 years in prison on unspecified charges.
Gyaltsen's sentence should have ended in March 2023.
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"Gyaltsen" Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)
Additional Name(s): Gendun Lhundrup, དགེ་འདུན་ལྷུན་གྲུབ་, 更登冷智, 根敦楞珠
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: China
Ethnic Group: Tibetan
Religion or Belief: Buddhist – Tibetan
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Date of Detainment: December/2/2020
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: Yes
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Reason for Persecution: Criticizing Religious Freedom Conditions
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Gedun Lhundrub
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Gedun Lhundrub is detained in relation to criticism of religious freedom conditions.
On December 2, 2020, police in Rebgong (Tongren) county, Malho (Huangnan) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai province, detained Lhundrub, a writer and monk, at Rebgong’s Rongwo Monastery, reportedly while he was on his way to attend a religious debate in Rebgong. Authorities targeted Lhundrub reportedly after he questioned Chinese policies regarding the sinicization of Tibetan Buddhism at a Rebgong-area workshop.
In May 2022, it was reported that Lhundrub was being held at a detention facility in Xining municipality, Qinghai. Officials had reportedly prohibited his family from visiting him and were forcing him to translate Tibetan Buddhist texts into Mandarin.
Sources:
- "Gedun Lhundrub" Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)
Additional Name(s): གང་རྒྱས་, 岗益(音)
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: China
Ethnic Group: Tibetan
Religion or Belief: Buddhist – Tibetan
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Date of Detainment: May/18/2018
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Reason for Persecution: Adherence to a Religious Figure Possession of Religious Materials
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Ganggye
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Ganggye is detained for adherence to a religious figure.
On May 18, 2018, public security officials in Trido (Chiduo) town, Suo (Sog) county, Naqu (Nagchu) prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) detained Ganggye after finding books and audio recordings of the Dalai Lama.
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"Ganggye" Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)