Namgyal

POLITICAL PRISONER
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Gender
Male
Age at Detention
30
Origin County Level
Origin County Geolocation

Latitude: 28.9115199

Longitude: 89.6055799999999

Origin County Geolocation (linked POLITICAL PRISONER)
Gyantse County(རྒྱང་རྩེ་རྫོང་། )
Origin Province
  • Tibet Autonomous Region
Origin Prefecture
  • Shigatse (Ch: Xigaze) Prefecture
Occupation at Detention
Religious
Vulnerable Group at Detention
  • Religious
Date of arrest
12/08/1996
Detention Centre/Prison
Drapchi Prison
Description of event

Namgyal, aged 30, was a monk of Gyaltsen Palchoe Monastery in Gyaltsen County, Shigatse. He was detained on 12 August 1996 and subsequently sentenced to six years’ imprisonment by the Chinese authorities.

Length of Sentence
6 years
Prison Location
Type of Sources
  • Primary: TCHRD field sources
Published
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