Migmar Dolma

POLITICAL PRISONER
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Gender
Female
Age at Detention
35
Origin County Level
Origin County Geolocation

Latitude: 29.6526199

Longitude: 91.13775

Origin County Geolocation (linked POLITICAL PRISONER)
Lhasa(ལྷ་ས།)
Origin Province
  • Tibet Autonomous Region
Origin Prefecture
  • Lhasa
Occupation at Detention
Media
Date of arrest
January, 2001
Detention Centre/Prison
Drapchi Prison
Responsible for arrest and detention
  • Public Security Bureau Officials (PSB)
Description of event

Migmar was an employee of the Telephone Department in Lhasa. In January 2001, she and four of her friends were arrested by Chinese authorities for screening a video of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. All five were taken into custody at the so-called “TAR” Public Security Bureau Detention Centre.

After three months of detention, Migmar was sentenced to six years’ imprisonment. The other four detainees were released after being fined five thousand yuan each.

Place(s) of Previous Detention
  • Detention centre
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
6 years
Prison Location
Type of Sources
  • Primary: TCHRD field sources
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