Additional Name(s): Kunchok Choedak
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: China
Religion or Belief: Buddhist – Tibetan
Date of Detainment: December//2024
Current Status: Not Released
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Konchog Choedrag is detained for his religious activity and leadership role.
In December 2024, authorities in Sangchu county, Gansu province detained Konchog, a Tibetan monk and leader of Sangchu's Hortsang Kirti Monastery, likely in connection to his adherence to exiled Tibetan Buddhist religious leader Kirti Rinpoche. Authorities raided his monastic quarters and confiscated religious materials related to the intercoordination of monasteries in Tibet.