Ngawang Tenrab

POLITICAL PRISONER
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Gender
Male
Age at Detention
29
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
  • Former Political Prisoner
  • Religious
Date of arrest
09/04/1989
Detention Centre/Prison
Sangyip Prison
Description of event

Ngawang Tenrab, a 29-year-old monk from Taktse County affiliated with Drepung Monastery, was arrested on 9 April 1989 in Lhasa for participating in a protest against Chinese occupation. He was put in Sangyip prison. He had a prior conviction for taking part in a protest on 1 September 1988. During the 1988 incident, he was shot and injured by Chinese armed police.

Types of Human Rights Violations
  • Civil and Political Rights Violations: Right to Freedom of Expression and Opinion
Prison Location
Type of Sources
  • Primary: TCHRD field sources
Published
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