Kunchok Tashi

POLITICAL PRISONER
Name in Tibetan and Pinyin
དཀོན་མཆོག་བཀྲ་ཤིས།
Gender
Male
Detention Year
2020s: 2023
Date of Detention
6/07/2021
Occupation at Detention
Civil society
Description of event

Two Tibetans in their 40's were arbitrarily arrested by the Chinese authorities for celebrating His Holiness the Dalai Lama's birthday. They were arrested on suspicion of being part of a group on social media that shared images and documents, and encouraged the reciting of Tibetan prayers on the birthday of His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

Types of Human Rights Violations
  • Civil and Political Rights Violations: Right to Freedom of Expression and Opinion
  • Right to privacy
Prison Location
Status of Detention
Detained
Published
Published
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