Lhasang

POLITICAL PRISONER
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Gender
Male
Age at Detention
23
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
22/10/1994
Detention Centre/Prison
Drapchi Prison
Description of event

Lhasang, born in 1971, is a Tibetan monk from Gonsar Monastery in Phenpo Lhundrup County. He was arrested in 1995 for participating in a pro-independence demonstration in Lhasa City and was subsequently sentenced to five years’ imprisonment in Drapchi Prison. Following his involvement in the May 1998 Drapchi Prison protest, his sentence was extended by an additional four years in October 1998, bringing his total term to nine years. He is currently serving this sentence in Drapchi Prison.

Types of Human Rights Violations
  • Civil and Political Rights Violations: Right to Freedom of Expression and Opinion
Length of Sentence
9 years
Prison Location
Type of Sources
  • Primary: TCHRD field sources
Published
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