Additional Name(s): བསྟན་འཛིན་ལྷུན་གྲུབ་, 旦增伦珠(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: May//2014

Date of Sentencing: May//2015

Current Status: Not Released

Religious Leader: Yes

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Language Rights Preserving Religious Sites & Sacred Lands Protesting Religious Freedom Conditions Religious Belief

Nature of Charges: Unknown

Tenzin Lhundrub

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Tenzin Lhundrub is imprisoned in relation to protesting religious freedom conditions.

In May 2014, authorities detained Lhundrub, a scholar and monk from Gom Gonsar Monastery in Liangqu (Lenchu) township, Biru (Driru) county, Naqu (Nagchu), Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR), while he was giving a talk on “the status of Tibetan language and nationality” in Xiaqu (Shagchu) township, Biru county.  Lhundrub reportedly disappeared while in detention. Security officials allegedly told locals that Lhundrub had been "involved in many disturbances," including protests against mining at Naglha Dzamba, a religiously significant mountain.

In May 2015, a court reportedly sentenced Lhundrub to 12 years in prison on unspecified charges.

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Additional Name(s): ཐུབ་བསྟན་པདྨ་ལྷུན་གྲུབ་

Gender: Male

Perpetrator: China

Ethnic Group: Tibetan

Religion or Belief: Buddhist – Tibetan

Health Concerns: Gastritis

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Date of Detainment: May/14/2019

Current Status: Not Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment

Reason for Persecution: Adherence to a Religious Figure Praying

Nature of Charges: Unknown

Thubten Pema Lhundrub

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Thubten Pema Lhundrub is detained for adherence to a religious figure.

On May 14, 2019, public security officials in Kangtsa (Gangcha) county, Tsojang (Haibei) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai province, detained Lhundrub reportedly for praying to the Dalai Lama. 

Lhundrub reportedly suffers from gastritis.

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Additional Name(s): ཚངས་དབྱངས་རྒྱ་མཚོ་, 仓央加措(音)

Gender: Male

Perpetrator: China

Ethnic Group: Tibetan

Religion or Belief: Buddhist – Tibetan

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Sentence: 12 Years' Imprisonment

Date of Detainment: March/17/2014

Current Status: Not Released

Religious Leader: Yes

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Protesting Religious Freedom Conditions

Nature of Charges: Unknown

Tsangyang Gyatso

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Tsangyang Gyatso is imprisoned in relation to protesting religious freedom conditions.

On March 17, 2014, public security officials in the Nagchu (Naqu) prefecture, Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR) detained Tsewang and several other monks of Drilda Monastery reportedly for their alleged involvement in activities opposing Chinese rule in Tibet.

On an unspecified date, Tsewang was sentenced to 12 years in prison on unspecified charges.

Related Cases: Tsewang

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