Yangchen

POLITICAL PRISONER
Name in Tibetan and Pinyin
དབྱངས་ཅན།(Yangjian)
Gender
Female
Age at Detention
28
Detention Year
2010s: 2011
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
15/06/2011
Occupation at Detention
Religious
Vulnerable Group at Detention
  • Religious
Description of event

Three Kardze nuns ; including Yangchen detained for carrying out peaceful protests last month have been sentenced to three year prison term each. They raised slogans demanding Tibet's independence and His Holiness the Dalai Lama's return. Belongs to Kardze Gyemadrak Nunnery

Types of Human Rights Violations
  • Civil and Political Rights Violations: Right to Freedom of Assembly
  • Civil and Political Rights Violations: Right to Freedom of Expression and Opinion
Sentencing Court
Kardze County People's Court
Length of Sentence
3 Years
Prison Location
Status of Detention
Released: Upon completion of sentence
Published
Published