Additional Name(s): ཚངས་དབྱངས་རྒྱ་མཚོ་, 仓央加措(音)

Gender: Male

Perpetrator: China

Ethnic Group: Tibetan

Religion or Belief: Buddhist – Tibetan

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Sentence: 12 Years' Imprisonment

Date of Detainment: March/17/2014

Current Status: Not Released

Religious Leader: Yes

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Protesting Religious Freedom Conditions

Nature of Charges: Unknown

Tsangyang Gyatso

Extra Bio Info:

Tsangyang Gyatso is imprisoned in relation to protesting religious freedom conditions.

On March 17, 2014, public security officials in the Nagchu (Naqu) prefecture, Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR) detained Tsewang and several other monks of Drilda Monastery reportedly for their alleged involvement in activities opposing Chinese rule in Tibet.

On an unspecified date, Tsewang was sentenced to 12 years in prison on unspecified charges.

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