Shersang Gyatso
POLITICAL PRISONER- Prisoner image
- Does it have an image?
- Yes
- Gender
- Male
- Age at Detention
- 52
- Detention Year
- 2020s: 2026
- Origin County Level
- Malho prefecture
- Origin Province
- Qinghai Province
- Origin Prefecture
- Malho (Ch: Huangnan) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture,
- Description of event
On 18 August 2025, Shersang Gyatso, a 52-year-old senior leader at Tsang Monastery, took his own life after facing Chinese authorities’ intense scrutiny, intimidation, and repressive intrusions into his monastic community.
His death followed heightened state surveillance around the Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday on 6 July, mandatory ideological indoctrination, interference with traditional religious practices, and the forced expulsion of young monks from Tsang Monastery.
- Types of Human Rights Violations
- Social, Economic and Cultural Rights Violations: Cultural Rights
- Social, Economic and Cultural Rights Violations: Educational Rights
- Type of Sources
- Secondary: Third Party Media
- Published
- Published
- Is the Prisoner Deceased?
- Yes
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