HRD/biography/79
Detentions- Person
- Status
- Detained
- Date of Detention
- Nov 30, 1996
- Length of sentence
- 5 years
- Description of event
In 1997, Woeser was 14 when he joined his cousin Dothuk and some other monks in pasting leaflets calling for Tibetan independence in the county town. The other unknown monks hailed from Nyagrong (Ch: Xinlong) County in Kardze (Ch: Ganzi) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province who had come to Pema County for religious education. Woeser was subsequently detained and sentenced to five years for engaging in political activity, his prison release document shows.
- Type of length of sentence
- 5-7 years
- Charges
- Engaging in political activity
- Comments
Due to his minor age, he was subjected to ‘thought reform’ and released after six months’ detention. Upon his release, he was ordered to report every month to the County Public Security Bureau office and barred from returning to his monastery.
- Created by
- nyima
- Created on
- Nov 14, 2018
- Updated by
- nyima
- Updated on
- Nov 14, 2018
- Biographic Details Record Number
- HRD/biography/79
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