Athar

POLITICAL PRISONER
Name in Tibetan and Pinyin
ཨ་ཐར།
Gender
Male
Age at Detention
33
Detention Year
2010s: 2012
Origin County Level
Origin County Geolocation

Latitude: 29.9960299

Longitude: 100.26963

Origin County Geolocation (linked POLITICAL PRISONER)
Lithang County(ལི་ཐང་རྫོང་། )
Origin Province
  • Sichuan Province
Origin Prefecture
  • Kardze (Ch: Ganzi) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
Date of Detention
31/01/2012
Responsible for arrest and detention
  • Special Police Team
Description of event

The popular performer had been detained ahead of his plan to release a video criticizing Chinese rule in Tibetan-populated regions.

Length of Sentence
3 Years
Prison Location
  • Sichuan province
Status of Detention
Released: Upon completion of sentence
Published
Published