Jega

POLITICAL PRISONER
Gender
Male
Age at Detention
23
Detention Year
2010s: 2011
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
21/04/2011
Occupation at Detention
Religious
Vulnerable Group at Detention
  • Religious
Responsible for arrest and detention
  • People's Armed Police (PAP)
  • Public Security Bureau Officials (PSB)
Description of event

PAP and PSB officials ; forcibly removed at least 300 monks at Kirti Monastery ; located in Aba (Ngaba) county ; who resisted “patriotic education” and took them to locations outside the county.On April 23 ; Xinhua reported that the county government issued a circular stating that officials would require Kirti monks to undergo "legal education” on Chinese laws and regulations. Belongs to Kirti Monastery

Types of Human Rights Violations
  • Civil and Political Rights Violations: Right to Freedom of Expression and Opinion
Prison Location
  • Sichuan province
Status of Detention
Released: Upon completion of sentence
Published
Published
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