O-Chok

POLITICAL PRISONER
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Gender
Male
Age at Detention
27
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
12/05/1994
Detention Centre/Prison
Drapchi Prison
Description of event

O-Chok, born in 1967, was a monk at Gaden Choekhorling Monastery and a native of Phenpo Lhundrup County. He was arrested on 12 May 1994, at the age of 27, and sentenced to six years' imprisonment in Drapchi Prison. His detention was reportedly linked to political activities, reflecting the continued restrictions on religious and political expression in Tibet.

Length of Sentence
6 years
Prison Location
Status of Detention
Released: Upon completion of sentence
Type of Sources
  • Primary: TCHRD field sources
Published
Published