Tsultrim
Detentions- Status
- Sentenced
- Date of Detention
- Feb 1, 2023
- Date of Detention (mm/yyyy)
- February 2023
- Length of sentence
- 2 years
- Description of event
In February 2023, Tsultrim from Tsaruma township in Kyungchu (Ch: Qiongxi) County, Ngaba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, was detained for a second time for possessing a photo of the 14th Dalai Lama on his mobile phone. He was held until April and then sentenced to two years in prison by the Intermediate People’s Court of Ngaba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture.
Prior to this, in July 2022, he was summoned and questioned by Chinese authorities for sharing a picture of the Dalai Lama on social media and having it on his phone. He was detained for two months until September.
In 2016, Tsultrim graduated from Northwestern Minzu University and was a self-employed businessman. He is currently serving his sentence in Yaknga prison, with no visitation allowed from family or friends. His exact age is unknown.
- Date of sentence
- Feb 1, 2023
- Type of length of sentence
- 1-3 years
- Type of place of detention
- Prison
- Charges
- Possession of the Dalai Lama photo
- Separatism
- Type of violation
- Freedom of choice
- Freedom of expression
- Freedom of religion and belief
- Torture
- Yes
- Relation detention-release
- Unknown
- Description of torture
He was beaten and went through so much suffering during his detention that he wished for his own death.
- Comments
Tsultrim has always been an intelligent young Tibetan and has advocated for the preservation of the Tibetan language.
- Created on
- Sep 29, 2023
- Updated on
- Sep 29, 2023
- Person - Biographical Details label
- Sex_detention
- Male
- Age_detention
- unknown
- Origin_detention
- Ngaba County
- Occupation_detention
- Businessman
- Deceased_detention
- No
- Origin comments_detention
- Tsaruma township in Kyungchu (Ch: Qiongxi) County, Ngaba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province.
- Comments_detention
In February 2023, Tsultrim from Tsaruma township in Kyungchu (Ch: Qiongxi) County, Ngaba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, was detained for a second time for possessing a photo of the 14th Dalai Lama on his mobile phone. He was held until April and then sentenced to two years in prison by the Intermediate People’s Court of Ngaba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture.
Prior to this, in July 2022, he was summoned and questioned by Chinese authorities for sharing a picture of the Dalai Lama on social media and having it on his phone. He was detained for two months until September.
In 2016, Tsultrim graduated from Northwestern Minzu University and was a self-employed businessman. He is currently serving his sentence in Yaknga prison, with no visitation allowed from family or friends. His exact age is unknown.
- Created on_detention
- Sep 29, 2023
- Updated on_detention
- Sep 29, 2023