Additional Name(s): ཆོས་སྐྱབས་, 曲加(音)
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: China
Ethnic Group: Tibetan
Religion or Belief: Buddhist – Tibetan
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 13 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: November//2013
Date of Sentencing: December/19/2013
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Preserving Religious Sites & Sacred Lands Protesting Religious Freedom Conditions Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Separatism
Choekyab is imprisoned in relation to protesting religious freedom conditions.
In November 2013, public security officials detained Choekyab in Biru (Driru) town, Biru county, Naqu (Nagchu) prefecture, Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR). Authorities had reportedly suspected that Choekyab and others were instigating protests against mining operations at Naglha Dzamba, a mountain regarded as religiously significant.
On December 19, 2013, the Biru County People’s Court reportedly sentenced Choekyab to 13 years in imprisonment for activities intended to "split" Tibet from China.
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"Choekyab" Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)
"China Jails Three Tibetans Over Anti-Mining Protest" Radio Free Asia (RFA)