Sonam Yarphel

POLITICAL PRISONER
Name in Tibetan and Pinyin
བསོད་ནམས་ཡར་འཕེལ།(Suonan Yapei)
Gender
Male
Detention Year
2010s: 2013
Origin County Level
  • Kyungchu County
Origin County Geolocation

Latitude: 31.2

Longitude: 98.8167

Origin County Geolocation (linked POLITICAL PRISONER)
Kyungchu County
Origin Province
  • Sichuan Province
Origin Prefecture
  • Ngaba (Ch: Aba) Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture
Date of Detention
18/01/2013
Grounds for Detention
  • Disrupting social order
Type of Place of Current Detention
Prison
Detention Centre/Prison
Mianyang Prison
Description of event

Gergon and two other TIbetans ; Norbu Dorjee and sonam Yarphel was detained on suspicion for thier involvement in Drupchok's self-immolation

Length of Sentence
4 Years
Prison Location
  • Sichuan province
Status of Detention
Sentenced: Serving sentence
Published
Published
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