Wangdu

POLITICAL PRISONER
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Gender
Male
Age at Detention
27
Origin County Level
  • Taktse County (སྟག་རྩེ་རྫོང་། )
Origin County Geolocation

Latitude: 29.9227

Longitude: 91.6218

Origin County Geolocation (linked POLITICAL PRISONER)
Taktse County (སྟག་རྩེ་རྫོང་། )
Origin Prefecture
  • Lhasa City
Occupation at Detention
Religious
Vulnerable Group at Detention
  • Religious
Date of arrest
December, 1994
Detention Centre/Prison
Drapchi Prison
Description of event

Wangdu (born in 1967) was a Buddhist monk from Taktse Dechen Sangak Monastery. He was arrested in December 1994 for participating in a peaceful demonstration in Lhasa, Tibet. Following his arrest, he was convicted and sentenced to four years of imprisonment. While serving his sentence, Wangdu allegedly took part in the Drapchi Prison Protest in May 1998, which resulted in an additional four-year prison term. Consequently, his total sentence was extended to eight years of imprisonment.

Types of Human Rights Violations
  • Civil and Political Rights Violations: Right to Freedom of Expression and Opinion
Length of Sentence
8 years
Prison Location
Status of Detention
Released: Upon completion of sentence
Type of Sources
  • Primary: TCHRD field sources
Published
Published