Thupten Samten

POLITICAL PRISONER
Name in Tibetan and Pinyin
ཐུབ་བསྟན་བསམ་གཏན།(Tudan Sangdan)
Gender
Male
Age at Detention
19
Detention Year
2000s: 2006
Origin County Level
Origin County Geolocation

Latitude: 31.6229999

Longitude: 99.99266

Origin County Geolocation (linked POLITICAL PRISONER)
Kardze County(དཀར་མཛེས་རྫོང་། )
Origin Province
  • Sichuan Province
Origin Prefecture
  • Kardze (Ch: Ganzi) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
Date of Detention
23/05/2006
Occupation at Detention
Religious
Vulnerable Group at Detention
  • Religious
Description of event

According to reliable information received by the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) ; Thubten disappeared on the morning of 23 May 2006 ; and his whereabouts remain unknown till date. Reportedly ; Chinese work team members earlier warned him about displaying prohibited items in his room ; which included pictures of the Dalai Lama ; Panchen Lama and a Tibetan national flag. At the time ; he reportedly showed his defiance by telling the work team members that it is his personal will and respect. Belongs to Sera Monastery

Status of Detention
Detained
Published
Published