Additional Name(s): དབང་ཆེན་, 旺钦

Gender: Male

Perpetrator: China

Ethnic Group: Tibetan

Religion or Belief: Buddhist – Tibetan

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Sentence: 4 Years, 6 Months' Imprisonment

Date of Detainment: April/29/2019

Date of Sentencing: May/8/2019

Current Status: Not Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

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

Nature of Charges: Illegal Assembly

Wangchen

Extra Bio Info:

Wangchen is imprisoned for his religious activity and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

On April 29, 2019, authorities in Sershul (Shiqu) county, Kardze (Ganzi) TAP, Sichuan province, detained Wangchen for reportedly praying for the release of Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, the 11th Panchen Lama. Wangchen reportedly burnt incense and raised prayer flags behind the Sershul monastery.

On May 8, 2019, the Sershul County People's Court sentenced Wangchen to four years and six months in prison for leading an illegal public protest.

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