Tanak Jigme Sangpo
- Length of sentence
- 28
- Detention centre/prison (Detention template)
- Drapchi Prison
- Consequences of detention
He was beaten harshly till his body turned numb and a new method of 'Cold Cell' torture was first used on him where he was surrounded by cold metal sheets on either side of the wall to lower the temperature of the cell.
- Torture
- Yes
- Person
Chugdar
- Detention centre/prison (Detention template)
- Serthar PSB Detention Centre
- Consequences of detention
TCHRD learned that Chugdar passed away after being subjected to severe beatings and other forms of torture during his detention as he had no record of medical conditions at the time of his arrest.
Chugdar's family learned that he had passed away while in custody after two days.
- Torture
- Yes
- Person
Tsering Tso
- Length of sentence
- 10 days
- Detention centre/prison (Detention template)
- Yushu Detention Centre
- Consequences of detention
- Torture
- Yes
- Person
Tenzin Dolma
- Length of sentence
- 3 years
- Detention centre/prison (Detention template)
- Ngaba County Detention Centre
- Consequences of detention
On 23 November 2016, following over a year and a month of detention, a court in Trochu County held a trial for them. It was the first time they saw each other since their arrest. No family members were present, but two government-appointed lawyers, one Chinese and one Tibetan. They were falsely accused of separatist activities and supporting the Dalai Lama’s group and sentenced to three years each, despite being minors at 16 years old.
After the trial, they were taken to ethnic minority prisons in Sichuan and then to Chengdu city’s largest women’s prison. For the initial three months, they underwent military training and patriotic education and learned about the Chinese constitution.
- Torture
- Yes
- Person
Zangkar Jamyang
- Length of sentence
- 4 years
- Location of arrest
- 32° 47′ 33″ N, 102° 32′ 34″ E
- Detention centre/prison (Detention template)
- Mianyang Prison
- Consequences of detention
Zangkar Jamyang a Tibetan writer had been taken away and disappeared by China nearly three years ago from Khyungchu County in Ngaba Prefecture, Sichuan Province. He has recently been found serving a four-year jail sentence.
- Torture
- Yes
- Person
HRD/biographic_details/5211
- Length of sentence
- 13 Years
- Detention centre/prison (Detention template)
- Drapchi Prison
- Consequences of detention
On 11 December 2023, Kunchok Lodoe, a Tibetan activist who received a 13-year prison sentence for protesting against the Chinese government, passed away at the age of 54. His friends and fellow activists stated that he was in generally good health before his passing on December 11th.
- Torture
- Yes
- Person
HRD/biographic_details/5353
- Length of sentence
- 15 Years
- Detention centre/prison (Detention template)
- Qushui Prison
- Torture
- Yes
- Person
HRD/biographic_details/7413
wangchen
- Length of sentence
- unknown
- Detention centre/prison (Detention template)
- Lhasa Secret Police Office
- Consequences of detention
In June 2023, former political prisoner Mr. Wangchen was detained by the Lhasa Police and subjected to torture, resulting in severe injuries to his intestines. He was scheduled to be sent to his hometown, Sershul County (Ch: Shiqu), in the Kardze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, by plane. However, airline managers refused to take him due to his health condition, prompting an urgent transfer to the military hospital near Sarah Monastery.
- Torture
- Yes
- Person
Namkyi
- Length of sentence
- 3 years
- Related Person
- Tenzin Dolma
- Detention centre/prison (Detention template)
- Ngaba County Detention Centre
- Consequences of detention
On 23 November 2016, following over a year and a month of detention, a court in Trochu County held a trial for them. It was the first time they saw each other since their arrest. No family members were present, but two government-appointed lawyers, one Chinese and one Tibetan. They were falsely accused of separatist activities and supporting the Dalai Lama’s group and sentenced to three years each, despite being minors at 16 years old.
After the trial, they were taken to ethnic minority prisons in Sichuan and then to Chengdu city’s largest women’s prison. For the initial three months, they underwent military training and patriotic education and learned about the Chinese constitution.
- Torture
- Yes
- Person
Lundup
- Length of sentence
- 3 and half years
- Detention centre/prison (Detention template)
- Deyang Prison
- Consequences of detention
Ludup spent the years 2008 to 2020 hiding from the police, who resorted to publishing a public notice calling on the people of Meruma township in Ngaba County to inform them about Ludup and a few other Kirti monks. The notice described them as having participated in an “illegal protest movement.”
Following his arrest and trial, he served his sentence in Deyang (德阳) Prison, located in Huang Xu Town in Deyang City, Sichuan Province.
- Torture
- Yes
- Person
Tenzin Dorje
- Length of sentence
- unknown
- Consequences of detention
In May 2023, he was arbitrarily detained for allegedly disseminating teachings by His Holiness the Dalai Lama to local residents. Gedun Tenzin Dorje was skilled in reading and often provides explanations, including those of His Holiness's texts to local residents.
Although he was detained and subsequently released, he was prohibited from continuing his religious explanations. On 25 May 2023, due to heavy surveillance and restrictions by the Chinese authority, he tragically took his own life at home.
- Torture
- Yes
- Person
Gonnam
- Length of sentence
- unknown
- Consequences of detention
The Darlag County police issued a notice on their social media account, urging local Tibetans to actively report any clues related to the group of detainees and other "criminal organisations." They added that informants would be "highly rewarded in accordance with its relevant regulations," while warning others that withholding such information would result in severe punishment.
- Torture
- Unknown
- Person