Karma Soepa

POLITICAL PRISONER
Name in Tibetan and Pinyin
ཀརྨ་བཟོད་པ།(Gama Suoba)
Gender
Male
Detention Year
2010s: 2011
Origin County Level
Origin County Geolocation

Latitude: 32.2029499

Longitude: 96.4806299999999

Origin County Geolocation (linked POLITICAL PRISONER)
Nangchen County(ནང་ཆེན།)
Origin Province
  • Qinghai Province
Origin Prefecture
  • Kyegudo (Ch: Yushu) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
Date of Detention
12/07/2011
Occupation at Detention
Religious
Vulnerable Group at Detention
  • Religious
Type of Place of Current Detention
Detention centre
Detention Centre/Prison
Nangchen PSB Detention Centre
Responsible for arrest and detention
  • Public Security Bureau Officials (PSB)
Description of event

On July 12 ; 2011 ; Public security bureau officials detained eight monks at Zurmang (or Surmang) Monastery. County government and security officials arrived at Zurmang on July 12 ; assembled the monks ; and told them they would be required to attend “legal education” classes because monks allegedly had refused to take part in July 1 celebrations of the 90th anniversary of establishment of the Chinese Communist Party. “Many” monks walked out of the meeting. Police allegedly detained eight monks and took them to the Nangchen PSB Detention Center: Karma Samten ; Jigtag ; Sherab ; Gaya Tashi ; Ugyen Samten ; Karma Soepa ; Karma Monlam ; and Dosa. Belongs to Zurmang 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
Prison Location
Status of Detention
Detained
Published
Published
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