Additional Name(s): བསྟན་འཛིན་བུ་ཆུང་, 旦增普穹(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

Tenzin Buchung

Extra Bio Info:

Tenzin Buchung 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 Buchung, 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 Buchung to 15 years in prison on unspecified charges.

Buchung's sentence should have ended in March 2023.

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