Pesang

POLITICAL PRISONER
Name in Tibetan and Pinyin
པད་བཟང་།
Gender
Male
Detention Year
2010s: 2010
Origin County Level
Origin County Geolocation

Latitude: 31.4996799

Longitude: 98.21822

Origin County Geolocation (linked POLITICAL PRISONER)
Jomda County(འཇོ་མདའ་རྫོང་། )
Origin Province
  • Tibet Autonomous Region
Origin Prefecture
  • Chamdo (Ch: Qamdo) Prefecture
Date of Detention
31/12/2010
Occupation at Detention
Religious
Vulnerable Group at Detention
  • Religious
Type of Place of Current Detention
Prison
Detention Centre/Prison
Pome Prison
Responsible for arrest and detention
  • Public Security Bureau Officials (PSB)
Description of event

Public security bureau officials detained monk Jangchup ; regarded by Tibetans as a reincarnated Tibetan Buddhist teacher (trulku) ; from Jophu (or Jorphu) Monastery in Jiangda (Jomda) county. Police detained Jangchup after he made statements calling for “religious freedom in Tibet.” Police detained a second Jophu monk ; “Pesang ; ” in “January 2011 ; ” apparently in connection to the protest. Belongs to Jophu Monastery

Types of Human Rights Violations
  • Civil and Political Rights Violations: Right to Freedom of Assembly
  • Civil and Political Rights Violations: Right to Freedom of Expression and Opinion
Length of Sentence
2.5 Years
Prison Location
  • Pome County ( སྤོ་མེས་རྫོང)
Status of Detention
Sentenced: Sentence completed-no news on release
Published
Published