Tenzin Dorje
POLITICAL PRISONER- Prisoner image
- Does it have an image?
- Yes
- Gender
- Male
- Age at Detention
- 50
- Detention Year
- 2020s: 2025
- Origin County Level
- Origin County Geolocation
Latitude: 28.6587399
Longitude: 87.12607
- Origin County Geolocation (linked POLITICAL PRISONER)
- Dingri County(དིང་རི་རྫོང་།)
- Origin Province
- Tibet Autonomous Region
- Origin Prefecture
- Shigatse (Ch: Xigaze) Prefecture
- Date of Detention
- May
- Occupation at Detention
- Religious
- Grounds for Detention
- Endangering state security
- Inciting separatism
- Type of Place of Current Detention
- No Label
- Description of event
Tenzin Dorje, a monk from Dingri Shelkar Choedhe Monastery in Dingri (Ch: Tingri) County, Shigatse (Ch: Xigaze) City, Tibet Autonomous Region, endured severe torture and interrogation following his release from custody by Chinese authorities. He had been subjected to beatings and torture while being detained.
On 25 May 2023, due to heavy surveillance and restrictions by the Chinese authority, he tragically took his own life at home.
- Details of Violations Faced in Detention
Tenzin Dorje endured severe torture and interrogation following his release from custody by Chinese authorities. He had been subjected to beatings and torture while being detained.
- Types of Human Rights Violations
- Civil and Political Rights Violations: Right to Freedom of Expression and Opinion
- Civil and Political Rights Violations: Right to Freedom of Religion or Belief
- Length of Sentence
- unknown
- Status of Detention
- Released: Early release
- Torture
- Torture
- Comments
His mother, Lhamo, is suffering from bouts of depression and anxiety. Her physical and mental condition has become poor, and she is currently receiving medical treatment in Lhasa.
Gedun Tenzin Dorje was her youngest and most beloved son. Tenzin Dorje, hailing from Dingri (Ch: Tingri) County, Shigatse (Ch: Xigaze) City, Tibet Autonomous Region. His father, Ngawang Dorje is 80 years old. And mother, Lhamo Norkyi is over 70 years old. They have eight children, with Tenzin Dorje being the youngest at 50 years old.
- Origin Comments
- Dingri (Ch: Tingri) County, Shigatse (Ch: Xigaze) City, Tibet Autonomous Region
- Published
- Published
- Is the Prisoner Deceased?
- Yes