Thupten Tsondue

POLITICAL PRISONER
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Gender
Male
Age at Detention
24
Origin County Level
Origin County Geolocation

Latitude: 29.2670499

Longitude: 88.88116

Origin County Geolocation (linked POLITICAL PRISONER)
Shigatse County(གཞིས་ཀ་རྩེ་གྲོང་ཁྱེར།)
Origin Province
  • Tibet Autonomous Region
Origin Prefecture
  • Shigatse (Ch: Xigaze) Prefecture
Date of arrest
18 March 1959
Description of event

Thupten Tsondue, also known as Tinchung, was born in 1935 in Shigatse and served as a Level Seven Junior Accountant in the Tibetan government. He was arrested on 18 March 1959 for participating in the Tibetan resistance against the Chinese invasion. Following his arrest, he was reportedly shackled, subjected to torture, and repeatedly interrogated. He was later sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment for his involvement in the resistance movement.

Violations Faced in Detention
  • Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment: Use of Tiger Chairs
Length of Sentence
15 years
Status of Detention
Released: Upon completion of sentence
Type of Sources
  • Primary: TCHRD field sources
Torture
Torture
Published
Published
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