Konchog Choedrag

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

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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.