Pelga

POLITICAL PRISONER
Name in Tibetan and Pinyin
དཔལ་དགའ།
Gender
Male
Detention Year
2020s: 2023
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
15/10/2021
Occupation at Detention
Religious
Description of event

In mid-October 2021, Abbot Pelga, along with treasurer Nyima were detained for their refusal to speak in favor of the demolition of the 99 ft Buddha statue in Drango County, to the public.

Status of Detention
Detained
Published
Published