Additional Name(s): སྐལ་བཟང་རྒྱ་མཚོ་, 格桑加措(音)

Gender: Male

Perpetrator: China

Ethnic Group: Tibetan

Religion or Belief: Buddhist – Tibetan

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Sentence: 11 Years' Imprisonment

Date of Detainment: October/23/2012

Date of Sentencing: January/31/2013

Current Status: Unknown

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Protesting Religious Freedom Conditions

Nature of Charges: Murder & Attempted Murder

Kalsang Gyatso

Extra Bio Info:

Kalsang Gyatso was imprisoned in relation to protesting religious freedom conditions.

On October 23, 2012, public security officials detained 6 Tibetans, including Gyatso, 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 Gyatso to 11 years in prison for “intentional homicide” (Art. 232 CCL).

Gyatso's sentence should have ended in October 2023.

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