Sonam

POLITICAL PRISONER
Name in Tibetan and Pinyin
བསོད་ནམས།
Gender
Male
Occupation at Detention
Education
Responsible for arrest and detention
  • Tibetan Education Bureau
Description of event

Detained in April 2018.

Chinese authorities detained Tibetan student Sonam after an essay he wrote for his civil service exam lamenting a declining number of government job opportunities for Tibetans in Tibetan regions of China went viral on social media

Types of Human Rights Violations
  • Civil and Political Rights Violations: Right to Freedom of Expression and Opinion
  • Right to privacy
Status of Detention
Detained
Published
Published