Lobsang Nyima

POLITICAL PRISONER
Name in Tibetan and Pinyin
བློ་བཟང་ཉི་མ།(Luosang Nyima)
Gender
Male
Detention Year
2010s: 2012
Origin County Level
Origin County Geolocation

Latitude: 33.8333

Longitude: 96.9333

Origin County Geolocation (linked POLITICAL PRISONER)
Tridu County(ཁྲི་འདུ་རྫོང་། )
Origin Province
  • Qinghai Province
Origin Prefecture
  • Kyegudo (Ch: Yushu) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
Date of Detention
13/02/2012
Occupation at Detention
Religious
Vulnerable Group at Detention
  • Religious
Responsible for arrest and detention
  • Public Security Bureau Officials (PSB)
Description of event

Lobsang Samten was arbitrarily detained along with Lobsang Nyima and Sonam Gewa on 13 February 2012 from their monastic residence. They were charged of being the ‘ringleaders’ of the non-violent demonstration staged on 8 February 2012 in Trindu (Ch: Chenduo) County ; ; in Kyegudo in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. About 1400 monks and lay Tibetans joined the peaceful demonstration bearing banners and shouting slogans calling for the return of the Dalai Lama to Tibet; release of the 11th Panchen Lama; equal rights to promote and protect Tibetan language and culture. Belongs to Zilkar 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
Sentencing Court
Xining Intermediate People's Court
Length of Sentence
1 year 9 month
Status of Detention
Released: Upon completion of sentence
Published
Published
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