Additional Name(s): པདྨ་དོན་གྲུབ་, 白玛顿珠(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: October/23/2012
Date of Sentencing: January/31/2013
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
Pema Dondrub is imprisoned in relation to protesting religious freedom conditions.
On October 23, 2012, public security officials detained 6 Tibetans, including Dondrub, at the scene of a self-immolation in Xiahe (Sangchu) county, Gannan (Kanlho) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu province.
On January 31, 2013, the Xiahe County People’s Court reportedly sentenced Dondrub to 12 years in prison for “intentional homicide” (Art. 232 CCL).
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"Pema Dondrub" Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)