Gendun Tenzin

POLITICAL PRISONER
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Gender
Male
Age at Detention
65
Origin County Level
Origin County Geolocation

Latitude: 28.4038889

Longitude: 99.0941667

Origin County Geolocation (linked POLITICAL PRISONER)
Toelung Dechen County(སྟོད་ལུང་བདེ་ཆེན་རྫོང་། )
Origin Province
  • Tibet Autonomous Region
Origin Prefecture
  • Chamdo (Ch: Qamdo) Prefecture
Occupation at Detention
Religious
Vulnerable Group at Detention
  • Former Political Prisoner
  • Religious
Date of arrest
08/03/1989
Detention Centre/Prison
Sangyip Prison
Description of event

Gendun Tenzin, a 65-year-old monk from Drepung Monastery in Lhasa, originally from Toelung Dechen County, was arrested on 8 March 1989 for participating in a demonstration in Lhasa. He was put in Sangyip prison. He had a prior conviction and was imprisoned in 1959 for a period of five years.

Types of Human Rights Violations
  • Civil and Political Rights Violations: Right to Freedom of Expression and Opinion
Prison Location
Type of Sources
  • Primary: TCHRD field sources
Published
Published
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