Yeshi Jinpa

POLITICAL PRISONER
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Gender
Male
Age at Detention
20
Origin County Level
Origin County Geolocation

Latitude: 29.2894699

Longitude: 90.9842099999999

Origin County Geolocation (linked POLITICAL PRISONER)
Gongkar County(གོང་དཀར་རྫོང་། )
Origin Province
  • Tibet Autonomous Region
Origin Prefecture
  • Lhasa
Occupation at Detention
Religious
Date of arrest
28/06/1993
Detention Centre/Prison
Drapchi Prison
Responsible for arrest and detention
  • Work Team
Description of event

Yeshi Jinpa, whose lay name is Pema Samdup, was a 28-year-old monk from Sungrabling Monastery in Lhoka County at the time of his arrest. He was detained on 28 June 1993 by a Chinese “work team” and sentenced to six years’ imprisonment.

In 1998, his sentence was extended by a further five years for his involvement in the 1 May prison protest, bringing his total term of imprisonment to eleven years.

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