Ngawang Tsering

POLITICAL PRISONER
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Gender
Female
Origin County Level
Origin Province
  • Tibet Autonomous Region
Origin Prefecture
  • Lhasa
Occupation at Detention
Religious
Vulnerable Group at Detention
  • Religious
Date of arrest
02/02/1995
Detention Centre/Prison
Drapchi Prison
Description of event

Ngawang Tsering, a nun from Chubsang Nunnery and a native of Meldrogungkar County, participated in the pro-independence protest in the Barkhor area of Lhasa on 2 February 1995. She was arrested together with four other nuns and detained at Gutsa Detention Centre until July 1995.

The Lhasa Intermediate People’s Court sentenced her to three years’ imprisonment. After her transfer to Drapchi Prison, Ngawang Tsering completed her full sentence and was released on 30 July 1995.

Types of Human Rights Violations
  • Civil and Political Rights Violations: Right to Freedom of Expression and Opinion
Sentencing Court
Lhasa Intermediate People's Court
Length of Sentence
3 years
Prison Location
Type of Sources
  • Primary: TCHRD field sources
Published
Published