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

Extra Bio Info:

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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