Yidam

Additional Name(s): ཡི་དམ་, 益党

Gender: Male

Perpetrator: China

Ethnic Group: Tibetan

Religion or Belief: Buddhist – Tibetan

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Date of Detainment: January//2023

Current Status: Not Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment

Reason for Persecution: Praying Religious Activity Unregistered Religious Activity

Nature of Charges: Unknown

Yidam

Extra Bio Info:

Yidam is detained for his religious activity.

In January 2023, authorities in Dangxiong (Damshung) county, Lhasa municipality, Tibet Autonomous Region, detained Yidam after he and another individual-without approval from authorities-established and collected funds for a group of volunteers to make stone engravings of prayers for the victims of COVID-19.

Sources:

"Yidam" Congressional Executive Commission for China (CECC)