Ngawang Shenphen

POLITICAL PRISONER
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Gender
Male
Age at Detention
21
Origin County Level
Origin County Geolocation

Latitude: 28.4038889

Longitude: 99.0941667

Origin County Geolocation (linked POLITICAL PRISONER)
Toelung Dechen County(སྟོད་ལུང་བདེ་ཆེན་རྫོང་། )
Origin Province
  • Tibet Autonomous Region
Origin Prefecture
  • Chamdo (Ch: Qamdo) Prefecture
Occupation at Detention
Religious
Vulnerable Group at Detention
  • Religious
Date of arrest
10/10/1988
Description of event

Ngawang Shenphen, a 21-year-old from Toelung County is a monk of Drepung Monastery, participated in a demonstration in Lhasa on 8 August 1988. He was arrested by the authorities in connection with his involvement in the protest.

Types of Human Rights Violations
  • Civil and Political Rights Violations: Right to Freedom of Expression and Opinion
Type of Sources
  • Primary: TCHRD field sources
Published
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