Additional Name(s): Lhundrub Drakpa, Lhundrub Dakpa, ལྷུན་གྲུབ་གྲགས་པ་, 楞珠扎巴

Gender: Male

Perpetrator: China

Ethnic Group: Tibetan

Religion or Belief: Buddhist – Tibetan

Reports of Torture: Yes

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Sentence: 6 Years' Imprisonment

Date of Detainment: May//2019

Date of Sentencing: June//2019

Current Status: Not Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Criticizing Religious Freedom Conditions

Nature of Charges: Unknown

Lhundrub Dragpa

Extra Bio Info:

Lhundrub Dragpa is imprisoned in relation to criticizing government policies impacting religious freedom.

In May 2019, public security officials in Driru (Biru) county, Nagchu (Naqu) municipality, Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR), detained Dragpa, a singer, reportedly over a song he released in March 2019 critical of Chinese government policies in Driru. Dragpa was reportedly beaten and deprived of legal counsel while detained.

In June 2020, Dragpa was sentenced to six years in prison on unspecified charges. 

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