Additional Name(s): ལྷ་མོ་རྡོ་རྗེ་, 拉毛道吉, 拉姆多杰(音)

Gender: Male

Perpetrator: China

Ethnic Group: Tibetan

Religion or Belief: Buddhist – Tibetan

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Sentence: 15 Years' Imprisonment

Date of Detainment: December//2012

Date of Release: February/28/2013

Current Status: Not Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Protesting Religious Freedom Conditions

Nature of Charges: Murder & Attempted Murder

Lhamo Dorje

Extra Bio Info:

Lhamo Dorje is imprisoned in relation to religious freedom protests.

In December 2012, public security officials detained several Tibetans, including Dorje, in relation to a fatal self-immolation the month before.

On February 28, 2013, the Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAP) Intermediate People’s Court sentenced Dorje to 15 years in prison for “intentional homicide” (Art. 232 CCL). Authorities reportedly accused Dorje of "inciting" an individual to self-immolate.

Related Cases: Tsezung Kyab, Kalsang Sonam

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