Khetsun Yeshi

POLITICAL PRISONER
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Gender
Female
Age at Detention
25
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

Khetsun Yeshi, born in 1975 and a native of Meldrogungkar County, participated in the pro-independence protest in the Barkhor area of Lhasa on 2 February 1995 together with four fellow nuns from Chubsang Nunnery. She was arrested at the scene and detained at Gutsa Detention Centre until July 1995, after which she was transferred to Drapchi Prison.

In June 1995, the Lhasa Intermediate People’s Court sentenced Khetsun Yeshi to five years’ imprisonment. She remains incarcerated in Drapchi Prison.

Place(s) of Previous Detention
  • Detention centre
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
5 years
Prison Location
Type of Sources
  • Primary: TCHRD field sources
Published
Published