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

Extra Bio Info:

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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