Ngawang Sangdol (Rigchoe ; Choezom)

POLITICAL PRISONER
Name in Tibetan and Pinyin
ངག་དབང་བཟང་སྒྲོལ།(Awang Sangdou)
Prisoner image
Prisoner image
Does it have an image?
Yes
Gender
Female
Age at Detention
14
Detention Year
1990s: 1992
Origin County Level
Origin County Geolocation

Latitude: 29.6526199

Longitude: 91.13775

Origin County Geolocation (linked POLITICAL PRISONER)
Lhasa(ལྷ་ས།)
Origin Province
  • Tibet Autonomous Region
Origin Prefecture
  • Lhasa
Date of Detention
17/06/1992
Occupation at Detention
Religious
Vulnerable Group at Detention
  • Juvenile
  • Religious
Type of Place of Current Detention
Prison
Detention Centre/Prison
Drapchi Prison
Description of event

Ngawang Sangdrol was released in October 2002 from Drapchi Prison in Lhasa nine years before the completion of her sentence. The young nun was serving the longest sentence of any female political prisoner in Tibet before being released on good behaviour parole. Belongs to Garu Nunnery

Length of Sentence
21.5 Years
Prison Location
Status of Detention
Released: Upon completion of sentence
Published
Published

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