Tashi Tsewang

POLITICAL PRISONER
Name in Tibetan and Pinyin
བཀྲ་ཤིས་ཚེ་དབང་།(Zhaxi Ciwang)
Gender
Male
Age at Detention
19
Detention Year
2010s: 2011
Origin County Level
Origin County Geolocation

Latitude: 31.6229999

Longitude: 99.99266

Origin County Geolocation (linked POLITICAL PRISONER)
Kardze County(དཀར་མཛེས་རྫོང་། )
Origin Province
  • Sichuan Province
Origin Prefecture
  • Kardze (Ch: Ganzi) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
Date of Detention
22/06/2011
Occupation at Detention
Religious
Vulnerable Group at Detention
  • Religious
Type of Place of Current Detention
Detention centre
Detention Centre/Prison
Gutsa PSB Detention Centre
Responsible for arrest and detention
  • Public Security Bureau Officials (PSB)
Description of event

Detained monk Tashi Tsewang as he and a second ; unidentified monk staged a peaceful political protest in Lhasa’s central Barkor street. The monks allegedly shouted slogans calling for Tibetan freedom and human rights in Tibet. Police detained Tashi Tsewang “almost immediately” and took him away. Belongs to Dargye Monastery

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