Gonkyab

Additional Name(s): མགོན་སྐྱབས་, 贡觉

Gender: Unspecified

Perpetrator: China

Ethnic Group: Tibetan

Religion or Belief: Buddhist – Tibetan

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Date of Detainment: December/18/2022

Current Status: Not Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment

Reason for Persecution: Pilgrimage Religious Activity Travel Abroad

Nature of Charges: Unknown

Gonkyab

Extra Bio Info:

Gonkyab is detained for their religious activity.

On December 18, 2022, security officials in Rikaze (Shigatse) municipality, Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR), detained three Tibetans, including Gonkyab, after they returned from a pilgrimage to the Sekhar Guthog monastery. They were also accused of intending to travel to India.

Related Cases: Sonam Gyatso, Dradul

Sources:

"Gonkyab" Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)