Additional Name(s): Ghelo, Gyelo, དགེ་ལོ་
Gender: Unspecified
Perpetrator: China
Ethnic Group: Tibetan
Religion or Belief: Buddhist – Tibetan
Reports of Torture: Yes
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Date of Detainment: August/24/2022
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Reason for Persecution: Adherence to a Religious Figure Attending a Religious Gathering or Meeting Praying Religious Activity
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Gelo
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Gelo is detained for their religious activity.
On August 24, 2022, authorities in Seda (Serta) county, Ganzi (Kardze) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (TAP), Sichuan province, detained five Tibetans, including Gelo, after they had lit incense for a religious ceremony and prayed for the Dalai Lama in public. Police allegedly tortured them as well.
Sources:
- "Gelo" Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)
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."
Sources:
- "Karma Samdrub" Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)
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
Sources:
- "Yue Chunguang" Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)