Additional Name(s): བསྟན་འཛིན་དར་རྒྱས་
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: China
Ethnic Group: Tibetan
Religion or Belief: Buddhist – Tibetan
Sentence: 3 Years, 6 Months’ Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: September//2020
Current Status: Unknown
Religious Leader: Yes
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Adherence to a Religious Figure Possession of Religious Materials
Nature of Charges: Separatism
Tenzin Dargye
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Tenzin Dargye was imprisoned for adherence to a religious figure.
In September 2020, authorities in Sershul (Shiqu) county, Kardze (Ganzi) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan province, detained Dargye, a monk at Sershul’s Barong Monastery, reportedly after police found photos of the Dalai Lama on his mobile phone as well as other information deemed "politically sensitive."
In May/June 2022, the Sershul County People’s Court reportedly sentenced Dargye to three years and six months in prison for “separatism.”
Dargye’s sentence should have ended in March 2024.
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"Tenzin Dargye" Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)
Additional Name(s): Tenzin Tarpa, བསྟན་འཛིན་ཐར་པ་, 丹增塔帕
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: China
Ethnic Group: Tibetan
Religion or Belief: Buddhist – Tibetan
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Date of Detainment: June//2020
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Reason for Persecution: Distributing Religious Materials Religious Activity
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Tenzin Tharpa
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Tenzin Tharpa is detained for his religious activity.
In June 2020, public security officials in Driru (Biru) county, Nagchu (Naqu) municipality, Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR), detained Tharpa, a businessman and former monk, reportedly after he sent money and religious books to individuals in India.
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"Tenzin Tharpa" Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)
Additional Name(s): Thardo Gyaltsen, ཐར་འདོད་རྒྱལ་མཚན་, 塔堆坚赞(音)
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: China
Ethnic Group: Tibetan
Religion or Belief: Buddhist – Tibetan
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 18 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: December//2013
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: Yes
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Adherence to a Religious Figure Possession of Religious Materials
Nature of Charges: Separatism
Thardoe Gyaltsen
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Thardoe Gyaltsen is imprison for adherence to a religious figure.
In December 2013, security officials detained Gyaltsen, a monk from Drongna Monastery, located in Biru (Driru) county, Naqu (Nagchu) prefecture, Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR), reportedly for possessing images of the Dalai Lama and recordings of his speeches and teachings. Gyaltsen was reportedly charged with "inciting splittism."
On an unspecified date, Gyaltsen was reportedly sentenced to 18 years in prison.
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"Thardoe Gyaltsen" Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)