Bhuchung

POLITICAL PRISONER
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Gender
Male
Age at Detention
21
Origin County Level
Origin County Geolocation

Latitude: 29.8946899

Longitude: 91.2619

Origin County Geolocation (linked POLITICAL PRISONER)
Phenpo Lhundrup County(ཕན་པོ་ལྷུན་འགྲུབ་རྩེ།)
Origin Province
  • Tibet Autonomous Region
Origin Prefecture
  • Lhasa
Occupation at Detention
Religious
Vulnerable Group at Detention
  • Religious
Date of arrest
12/06/1994
Detention Centre/Prison
Drapchi Prison
Description of event

Tsering Samdup, born in 1973, was a monk of Gaden Choekhorling Monastery who was arrested at Gaden Monastery in 1994 for his participation in a demonstration. He was detained several days after the protest along with three other monks: Jampa Tsundue (born 1977), Bhuchung (born 1973), and Tashi Tsering (born 1968).

Jampa Tsundue was sentenced to ten years’ imprisonment, while the remaining three monks received sentences ranging from five to seven years. All four served their sentences at Drapchi Prison.

Types of Human Rights Violations
  • Civil and Political Rights Violations: Right to Freedom of Religion or Belief
Length of Sentence
There is some discrepancy concerning the length of Bhuchung’s sentence. Our database and the “Drapchi Report” shows seven years imprisonment, while the “Prisoners of Tibet” report indicates six year.
Prison Location
Type of Sources
  • Primary: TCHRD field sources
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