Additional Name(s): ཡི་དམ་, 益党
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: China
Ethnic Group: Tibetan
Religion or Belief: Buddhist – Tibetan
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Date of Detainment: January//2023
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Reason for Persecution: Praying Religious Activity Unregistered Religious Activity
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Yidam
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Yidam is detained for his religious activity.
In January 2023, authorities in Dangxiong (Damshung) county, Lhasa municipality, Tibet Autonomous Region, detained Yidam after he and another individual-without approval from authorities-established and collected funds for a group of volunteers to make stone engravings of prayers for the victims of COVID-19.
Sources:
- "Yidam" Congressional Executive Commission for China (CECC)
Additional Name(s): ཚུལ་ཁྲིམས་, 次成
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: China
Ethnic Group: Tibetan
Religion or Belief: Buddhist – Tibetan
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 2 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Sentencing: April//2023
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Adherence to a Religious Figure Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Separatism
Tsultrim
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Tsultrim is imprisoned for his adherence to a religious figure.
In February/March 2023, authorities in Marthang county, Ngaba (Aba) Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture (T&QAP), Sichuan province, detained Tsultrim, a Tibetan businessman, reportedly after finding an image of the Dalai Lama on his phone.
In April 2023, the Aba T&QAP Intermediate People's Court sentenced Tsultrim to two years in prison for "contact[ing] separatists outside" Tibet, a reference to the Dalai Lama.
Sources:
- "Tsultrim" Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)
Additional Name(s): 万长春
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: China
Religion or Belief: Christian – Protestant
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Date of Detainment: April/11/2023
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: Yes
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Reason for Persecution: Criticizing Religious Freedom Conditions Religious Figure & Religious Leadership Role
Nature of Charges: Embezzlement & Fraud
Wan Changchun
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Wan Changchun is detained for his religious belief and activity.
On April 11, 2023, authorities from Yuhui district, Bengbu municipality, Anhui province detained Wan, a pastor from the Living Stone Reformed Church, in Lijiang municipality, Yunnan province for alleged "illegal business activity" (Art. 225 CCL). Wan was one among hundreds of pastors who had signed onto a letter condemning state policy changes in 2017 that resulted in greater persecution of Christians.
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"Wan Changchun" Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)