Ngawang Rangdol

POLITICAL PRISONER
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Gender
Male
Age at Detention
19
Origin County Level
Origin Province
  • Sichuan Province
Origin Prefecture
  • Kardze (Ch: Ganzi ) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture,
Occupation at Detention
Religious
Date of arrest
04/04/1989
Detention Centre/Prison
Drapchi Prison
Responsible for arrest and detention
  • Work Team
Description of event

Ngawang Rangdol, a 19-year-old monk from Kardze County, Lhoka, was arrested on 4 April 1989 along with his friend Thupten Yeshi by officials from the Government Work Department for writing pro–Tibetan independence slogans on a wall. Police also found political leaflets in their possession.

The Lhoka Intermediate People’s Court convicted Ngawang Rangdol and sentenced him to three years’ imprisonment, along with the deprivation of political rights for one year. He was initially detained at Lhoka Prison and later transferred to Drapchi Prison. He was released in 1992.

On 12 July 1992, he left Tibet for exile and arrived in Dharamsala, India, on 30 December 1992.

Place(s) of Previous Detention
  • Prison
Types of Human Rights Violations
  • Civil and Political Rights Violations: Right to Freedom of Expression and Opinion
Sentencing Court
Lhoka Intermediate People's Court
Length of Sentence
3 years & 1 year of deprivation of political rights
Prison Location
Status of Detention
Released: Upon completion of sentence
Date of release
1992
Type of Sources
  • Primary: TCHRD field sources
Published
Published