Additional Name(s): 洛桑桑丹; Luosang Sangdan
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: China
Religion or Belief: Buddhist – Tibetan
Date of Detainment: September//2024
Current Status: Not Released
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Lobsang Samten
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Lobsang Samten is detained for his religious activity.
In September 2024, authorities detained Lobsang Samten, a monk at Ngaba’s Kirti Monastery, for allegedly contacting someone outside of Tibet to dedicate prayers.
Additional Name(s): 华琼; Huaqiong; Pelkyong
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: China
Religion or Belief: Buddhist – Tibetan
Date of Detainment: July//2025
Current Status: Not Released
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Palchung
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Palchung is detained for his religious activity.
In or around July 2025, authorities in Sichuan province arrested Palchung, a Tibetan musician, along with two others after they recorded a song revering the Dalai Lama ahead of his 90th birthday and posted it online.
Additional Name(s): 辛若雨
Gender: Female
Perpetrator: China
Religion or Belief: Christian – Unspecified/Other
Date of Detainment: June//2024
Current Status: Not Released
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Xin Ruoyu
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Xin Ruoyu is detained for her religious activity.
In or around July 2024, authorities detained Xin for developing an app that gives users access to Christian hymns and devotional materials.