Additional Name(s): Namsay, རྣམ་སྲས་, 朗塞(音)

Gender: Male

Perpetrator: China

Ethnic Group: Tibetan

Religion or Belief: Buddhist – Tibetan

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Sentence: 10 Years' Imprisonment

Date of Detainment: August/12/2012

Current Status: Unknown

Religious Leader: Yes

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Protesting Religious Freedom Conditions

Nature of Charges: Unknown

Namse

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Namse was imprisoned in relation to protesting religious freedom conditions.

On August 12, 2012, public security officials detained several monks of Tsodun Monastery, including Namse, reportedly for having alleged links to two self-immolations that occurred in March 2012.

In January 2013, the Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture Intermediate People’s Court sentenced Namse to 10 years in prison on unspecified charges.

Namse's sentence should have ended in August 2022.

Publicly Available Information:
  • "Namse" Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)

Additional Name(s): ཆོས་རྗེ་, 曲吉(音)

Gender: Male

Perpetrator: China

Ethnic Group: Tibetan

Religion or Belief: Buddhist – Tibetan

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Date of Detainment: September/11/2018

Current Status: Not Released

Religious Leader: Yes

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment

Reason for Persecution: Protesting Religious Freedom Conditions

Nature of Charges: Unknown

Choeje

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Choeje is detained for protesting religious freedom conditions.

On September 11, 2018, public security officials in Aba (Ngaba) county, Aba Tibetan & Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan province, detained 5 monks from Aba’s Gomang Monastery, including Choeje, reportedly in relation to a protest against government plans to begin a residential construction project near the monastery.

Related Cases: NyidaKalsangNesang

Publicly Available Information:
  • "Choeje" Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)

Additional Name(s): གནས་བཟང་, 聂桑(音)

Gender: Male

Perpetrator: China

Ethnic Group: Tibetan

Religion or Belief: Buddhist – Tibetan

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Date of Detainment: September/11/2018

Current Status: Not Released

Religious Leader: Yes

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment

Reason for Persecution: Protesting Religious Freedom Conditions

Nature of Charges: Unknown

Nesang

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Nesang is detained for protesting religious freedom conditions.

On September 11, 2018, public security officials in Aba (Ngaba) county, Aba Tibetan & Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan province, detained 5 monks from Aba’s Gomang Monastery, including Nesang, reportedly in relation to a protest against government plans to begin a residential construction project near the monastery.

Related Cases: NyidaKalsangChoeje

Publicly Available Information:
  • "Nesang" Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)