Additional Name(s): Namsay, རྣམ་སྲས་, 朗塞(音)
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: China
Ethnic Group: Tibetan
Religion or Belief: Buddhist – Tibetan
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 10 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: August/12/2012
Current Status: Unknown
Religious Leader: Yes
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Protesting Religious Freedom Conditions
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Namse was imprisoned in relation to protesting religious freedom conditions.
On August 12, 2012, public security officials detained several monks of Tsodun Monastery, including Namse, reportedly for having alleged links to two self-immolations that occurred in March 2012.
In January 2013, the Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture Intermediate People’s Court sentenced Namse to 10 years in prison on unspecified charges.
Namse's sentence should have ended in August 2022.