Additional Name(s): བློ་བཟང་དགེ་འདུན་, 洛桑根敦(音)

Gender: Male

Perpetrator: China

Ethnic Group: Tibetan

Religion or Belief: Buddhist – Tibetan

Reports of Torture: Yes

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Sentence: 10 Years' Imprisonment

Date of Detainment: July/1/2013

Current Status: Unknown

Religious Leader: Yes

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Adherence to a Religious Figure Protesting Religious Freedom Conditions

Nature of Charges: Unknown

Lobsang Gedun

Extra Bio Info:

Lobsang Gedun was imprisoned for protesting religious freedom conditions.

On July 1, 2013, public security officials detained Gedun, a monk at Drongsar Monastery, as he staged a solo protest in Basu (Pashoe), Changdu (Chamdo) prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, calling for Tibetan independence and the Dalai Lama's return. Gedun was reportedly tortured while detained.

On an unspecified date, a court in Chamdo reportedly sentenced Gedun to 10 years in prison on unspecified charges.

Gedun's sentence should have ended in June/July 2023.

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