Ugyen Tenzin

POLITICAL PRISONER
Name in Tibetan and Pinyin
དབུ་རྒྱན་བསྟན་འཛིན།
Gender
Male
Age at Detention
25
Detention Year
2010s: 2012
Origin County Level
Origin County Geolocation

Latitude: 32.2029499

Longitude: 96.4806299999999

Origin County Geolocation (linked POLITICAL PRISONER)
Nangchen County(ནང་ཆེན།)
Origin Province
  • Qinghai Province
Origin Prefecture
  • Kyegudo (Ch: Yushu) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
Date of Detention
31/01/2012
Occupation at Detention
Cultural
Description of event

Ugyen Tenzin ; 25 ; was recently detained in February after releasing an album with songs of eulogy to the Dalai Lama ; Karmapa and Lobsang Sangay ; the Kalon Tripa of exile Tibetan administration. Ugyen was charged with singing political songs.

Length of Sentence
2 Years
Prison Location
  • Qinghai Province
Status of Detention
Sentenced: Sentence completed-no news on release
Comments

In 2008 ; Ugyen Tenzin was detained for a year for protesting against Chinese mining operations in Nangchen County ; according to sources. He also encouraged the local Tibetans to protect the environment and stop mining in the area.

Published
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