Additional Name(s): བསོད་ནམས་རྒྱ་མཚོ་, 索朗嘉措

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

Sonam Gyatso

Extra Bio Info:

Sonam Gyatso is detained for their religious activity.

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

Related Cases: Gonkyab, Dradul

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