Tsering Tso
Detentions- Person
- Status
- Released
- Date of Detention
- Jun 29, 2024
- Date of Detention (mm/yyyy)
- 29 June 2024
- Length of sentence
- 10 days
- Description of event
Tsering Tso’s latest detention on 29 June on charges of “endangering social stability” and her subsequent release on 8 July after ten days in “administrative detention” marks the fourth time in five years she has been targeted for criticising the Chinese government’s discriminatory policies and advocating for equal and fair treatment of Tibetans inside Tibet.
Tsering Tso faced her second instance of arbitrary detention in three years due to her social media expressions, where she criticised Chinese authorities for committing human rights violations against Tibetans in Kyegudo (Ch: Yushu) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province, located in the Tibetan province of Kham.
From 26 October to 10 November 2023, human rights defender Ms Tsering Tso was sentenced to 15 days of “administrative detention” by the Yushu Public Security Bureau (PSB) in the Yushu city detention centre.
- Date of sentence
- Jun 29, 2024
- Type of length of sentence
- Less than 1 month
- Type of place of detention
- Detention centre
- Detention centre/prison (Detention template)
- Yushu Detention Centre
- Consequences of detention
- Location of prison
- Qinghai
- Location of prison-comments
- Yushu city detention centre in Qinghai province
- Charges
- Activities challenging Beijing's rule
- Advocating independence for Tibet
- Inciting separatism
- Picking quarrels and provoking troubles
- Responsible for arrest and detention
- Public Security Bureau Officials (PSB)
- Type of violation
- Freedom of choice
- Freedom of expression
- Torture
- Yes
- Relation detention-release
- Unknown
- Date of release
- Jul 8, 2024
- Description of torture
In November 2020, Tsering Tso was arrested in Siling (Ch: Xining), the capital of Qinghai Province, on charges related to disrupting "social stability." She was subsequently transported to Trika (Ch: Guide) County in Tsolho (Ch: Hainan) and detained for ten days, along with a fine of 1000 Chinese yuan. Throughout her detention, she endured deprivation, surviving solely on steamed bread and water, leading to a state of starvation. Moreover, she faced ongoing threats, and even her 80-year-old father was subjected to intimidation during this period.
- Comments
In 2017, Tsering Tso advocated for legal travel permits for Yushu residents. Subsequently, the Public Security Bureau sent individuals to physically attack her. The incident was later portrayed as ordinary people influenced by alcohol, engaging in unruly behavior. Tsering Tso, facing a history of oppressive situations, shared authentic documents online to counter the denial of justice. Despite her efforts, her post addressing these concerns was made unavailable to the public. She stresses the urgency of a fair resolution in light of repeated incidents.
- Created on
- Aug 7, 2024
- Updated on
- Aug 7, 2024
