Additional Name(s): བློ་བཟང་དགེ་འདུན་, 洛桑根敦(音)
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: China
Ethnic Group: Tibetan
Religion or Belief: Buddhist – Tibetan
Reports of Torture: Yes
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 10 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: July/1/2013
Current Status: Unknown
Religious Leader: Yes
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Adherence to a Religious Figure Protesting Religious Freedom Conditions
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Lobsang Gedun
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Lobsang Gedun was imprisoned for protesting religious freedom conditions.
On July 1, 2013, public security officials detained Gedun, a monk at Drongsar Monastery, as he staged a solo protest in Basu (Pashoe), Changdu (Chamdo) prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, calling for Tibetan independence and the Dalai Lama's return. Gedun was reportedly tortured while detained.
On an unspecified date, a court in Chamdo reportedly sentenced Gedun to 10 years in prison on unspecified charges.
Gedun's sentence should have ended in June/July 2023.
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"Lobsang Gedun" Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)
Additional Name(s): Lobsang Sangye, བློ་བཟང་སངས་རྒྱས་, 洛桑桑杰(音)
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: China
Ethnic Group: Tibetan
Religion or Belief: Buddhist – Tibetan
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 5 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: August//2017
Date of Sentencing: March/28/2018
Current Status: Unknown
Religious Leader: Yes
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Protesting Religious Freedom Conditions
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Lobsang Sanggye
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Lobsang Sanggye was imprisoned in relation to protesting religious freedom conditions.
In August 2017, authorities in Aba (Ngaba) county, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan province detained Sanggye, a monk at Aba's Kirti Monastery, reportedly in relation to a self-immolation and for taking part in "political activities." Sanggye was reportedly unable to contact his relatives while detained.
On March 28, 2018, a court in Ma'erkang (Barkham) county, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, sentenced Sanggye to five years in prison on unspecified charges.
Lobsang's sentence should have ended in August 2022.
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"Lobsang Sanggye" Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)
Additional Name(s): Trulku Lobsang Tenzin, བློ་བཟང་བསྟན་འཛིན་, 洛桑旦增(音)
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: China
Ethnic Group: Tibetan
Religion or Belief: Buddhist – Tibetan
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 10 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: June//2014
Date of Sentencing: December//2014
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: Yes
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Adherence to a Religious Figure Religious Belief Religious Figure & Religious Leadership Role
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Lobsang Tenzin
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Lobsang Tenzin is imprisoned for his religious belief and adherence to a religious figure.
In June 2014, public security officials in the Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR) arrested Tenzin, a tour guide and regarded by Tibetan Buddhists as a reincarnated Buddhist teacher (trulku), reportedly for encouraging Tibetans to support the Dalai Lama's position in a religious dispute over a "deity" or "spirit" known as Shugden.
In December 2014, a court sentenced Tenzin to 10 years in prison for “misleading” locals (about Shugden) and supporting “the Dalai clique.”
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"Lobsang Tenzin" Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)