Gyaltsen Choephel

POLITICAL PRISONER
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Gender
Male
Origin County Level
Origin County Geolocation

Latitude: 28.4038889

Longitude: 99.0941667

Origin County Geolocation (linked POLITICAL PRISONER)
Toelung Dechen County(སྟོད་ལུང་བདེ་ཆེན་རྫོང་། )
Origin Province
  • Tibet Autonomous Region
Origin Prefecture
  • Chamdo (Ch: Qamdo) Prefecture
Occupation at Detention
Religious
Vulnerable Group at Detention
  • Religious
Date of arrest
1988
Detention Centre/Prison
Gutsa PSB Detention Centre
Description of event

Gyaltsen Choephel was one of six Tibetans tried in connection with the death of a Chinese police officer following a demonstration in Lhasa in March 1988. He was arrested along with others, including Lobsang Tenzin, who was identified as the main instigator.

On January 19, 1989, the Lhasa People’s Intermediate Court sentenced Gyaltsen Choephel to 15 years of imprisonment. His conviction was part of a broader crackdown on individuals accused of participating in anti-Chinese demonstrations.

Sentencing Court
Lhasa Intermediate People's Court
Length of Sentence
15 years
Prison Location
Status of Detention
Released: Upon completion of sentence
Type of Sources
  • Primary: TCHRD field sources
Published
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