Ngawang Dorjee

POLITICAL PRISONER
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Gender
Male
Age at Detention
22
Origin County Level
Origin County Geolocation

Latitude: 29.8946899

Longitude: 91.2619

Origin County Geolocation (linked POLITICAL PRISONER)
Phenpo Lhundrup County(ཕན་པོ་ལྷུན་འགྲུབ་རྩེ།)
Origin Province
  • Tibet Autonomous Region
Origin Prefecture
  • Lhasa
Occupation at Detention
Religious
Vulnerable Group at Detention
  • Religious
Date of arrest
October, 1994
Detention Centre/Prison
Drapchi Prison
Description of event

Ngawang Dorjee, aged 25, was a monk from Gonsar Monastery in Phenpo Lhundrup County. He was detained in October 1994 for his participation in a demonstration in Lhasa. Following his arrest, he was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment.

In 1998, his sentence was extended by an additional three years for his alleged involvement in the protest of 4 May. As a result of this extension, Ngawang Dorjee’s total prison term was increased to eight years.

Types of Human Rights Violations
  • Civil and Political Rights Violations: Right to Freedom of Expression and Opinion
Length of Sentence
8 years
Prison Location
Type of Sources
  • Primary: TCHRD field sources
Published
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