Palden Wangyal
POLITICAL PRISONER- Prisoner image
- Does it have an image?
- Yes
- Gender
- Male
- Grounds for Detention
- Inciting separatism
- Description of event
Tulku Palden Wangyal, head of Choegyal Monasteries in Botoe, Gardab, Nyagle, and Zhungkor villages in Gonjo County, Chamdo City, was arrested for advocating Tibetan cultural preservation, promoting Tibetan identity, and fostering community unity.
He endured seven to eight years of imprisonment initially in Gonjo County Prison, then Chamdo Prefecture Prison, and Lhasa, facing escalating torture and isolation despite repeated release appeals.
On 19 July 2025, authorities transferred him to Gansu Province, where he died under torture.
- Place(s) of Previous Detention
- Detention centre
- Violations Faced in Detention
- Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment: Forced Labor
- Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment: Solitary Confinement
- Types of Human Rights Violations
- Social, Economic and Cultural Rights Violations: Cultural Rights
- Legal and Procedural Rights Violations: Right to Fair Trial
- Status of Detention
- Custodial Death
- Type of Sources
- Secondary: Third Party Media
- Torture
- Torture
- Published
- Published
- Is the Prisoner Deceased?
- Yes
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