Chemi Gonpo

POLITICAL PRISONER
Name in Tibetan and Pinyin
འཆི་མེད་མགོན་པོ།(Quemei Gongbao)
Gender
Male
Age at Detention
37
Detention Year
2000s: 2008
Origin County Level
Origin County Geolocation

Latitude: 31.6229999

Longitude: 99.99266

Origin County Geolocation (linked POLITICAL PRISONER)
Kardze County(དཀར་མཛེས་རྫོང་། )
Origin Province
  • Sichuan Province
Origin Prefecture
  • Kardze (Ch: Ganzi) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
Date of Detention
18/03/2008
Description of event

Chime Gonpo was detained on 18 March 2008 for staging a peaceful protest against the Chinese government in Karze County in Kardze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture ; Sichuan Province. Around 2 pm (local time) on 18 March 2008 ; Gonpo along with ten other Tibetans held a protest ; calling for the return of the Dalai Lama from exile ; freedom in Tibet ; and the release of all political prisoners in Tibet including the 11th Panchen Lama Gedhun Choekyi Nyima. Minutes after the protest ; local armed police arrived and beat the protesters before taking them away ; according to Gonpo’s niece ; Nyidon ; who arrived in India last month

Length of Sentence
3 Years
Status of Detention
Released: Upon completion of sentence
Published
Published