Additional Name(s): Karma Samdup, ཀརྨ་བསམ་གྲུབ་, ཀརྨ་བསམ་འགྲུབ་, 噶玛桑珠

Gender: Male

Perpetrator: China

Ethnic Group: Tibetan

Religion or Belief: Buddhist – Tibetan

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Date of Detainment: August/12/2022

Current Status: Not Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment

Reason for Persecution: Adherence to a Religious Figure Possession of Religious Materials

Nature of Charges: Separatism

Karma Samdrub

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Karma Samdrub is detained for his adherence to a religious figure.

On August 12, 2022, authorities in Lhasa municipality, Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR), detained Samdrub after finding him with a pendant and images of the Dalai Lama. He was criminally detained for allegedly "contacting separatists."

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Gender: Male

Perpetrator: China

Religion or Belief: Falun Gong

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Sentence: 2 Years' Imprisonment

Date of Detainment: August/11/2022

Current Status: Not Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Attending a Religious Gathering or Meeting Discussing Religion & Religious Texts Religious Activity

Nature of Charges: Unknown

Yue Chunguang

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Yue Chunguang is imprisoned for his religious activity.

On August 11, 2022, authorities in Erdaojiang district, Tonghua municipality, Jilin province, detained four individuals, including Yue, while they were studying Falun Gong at one of their homes.

In June/July 2023, the Liuhe County People’s Court sentenced Yue to two years in prison.

Related Cases: Pan Hongming

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Additional Name(s): 潘洪明

Gender: Female

Perpetrator: China

Religion or Belief: Falun Gong

Reports of Torture: Yes

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Sentence: 3 Years' Imprisonment

Date of Detainment: August/11/2022

Current Status: Not Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Attending a Religious Gathering or Meeting Discussing Religion & Religious Texts Religious Activity

Nature of Charges: Unknown

Pan Hongming

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Pan Hongming is imprisoned for her religious activity.

On August 11, 2022, authorities in Erdaojiang district, Tonghua municipality, Jilin province, detained four individuals, including Pan, while they were studying Falun Gong at one of their homes. Pan was reportedly tortured during her interrogation. 

In June/July 2023, the Liuhe County People’s Court sentenced Pan to three years in prison.

Related Cases: Yue Chunguang

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