Additional Name(s): Kelsang, སྐལ་བཟང་, 格桑(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
Kalsang
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Kalsang 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 Kalsang, reportedly in relation to a protest against government plans to begin a residential construction project near the monastery.
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"Kalsang" Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)
Additional Name(s): ཉི་ཟླ་, 尼达(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
Nyida
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Nyida 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 Nyida, reportedly in relation to a protest against government plans to begin a residential construction project near the monastery.
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"Nyida" Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)
Additional Name(s): Pelga, Paga, དཔལ་དགའ་, 巴嘎
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: China
Ethnic Group: Tibetan
Religion or Belief: Buddhist – Tibetan
Reports of Torture: Yes
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Date of Detainment: October//2021
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: Yes
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Reason for Persecution: Resisting State Interference into Religious Affairs
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Palga
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Palga is detained for resisting government interference in religious affairs.
In October 2021, authorities in Draggo (Luhuo) county, Kardze (Ganzi) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan province, detained Palga, abbot of Draggo Monastery, reportedly after he refused local authority demands to ensure monks and other residents comply with orders to demolish a monastic school affiliated with the monastery. Palga was reportedly tortured while detained.
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"Palga" Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)