Additional Name(s): Bhongo Kyi, Bhonkho Kyi, བོན་ཁོ་སྐྱིད་, 本考吉(音), 本科吉

Gender: Female

Current Location: Lunggu County Prison, Wenchuan

Perpetrator: China

Ethnic Group: Tibetan

Religion or Belief: Buddhist – Tibetan

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Sentence: 7 Years' Imprisonment

Date of Detainment: November//2015

Date of Sentencing: December/6/2016

Current Status: Unknown

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Adherence to a Religious Figure Attending a Religious Gathering or Meeting

Nature of Charges: Unknown

Bonkho Kyi

Extra Bio Info:

Bonkho Kyi was imprisoned for her adherence to a religious figure.

In November 2015, authorities arrested Kyi after accusing her of organizing observances to celebrate the Dalai Lama's 80th birthday. 

On December 6, 2016, the Aba Tibetan & Qiang Autonomous Prefecture (T&QAP) Intermediate People’s Court sentenced Kyi to 7 years in prison on unspecified charges.

Kyi's sentence should have ended in November 2022. 

Related Cases: Lobsang Khedrub, Lobsang Gephel, Lodroe, Rinchen Tsultrim

Sources:
  • "Bonkho Kyi" Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)