Ngawang Zeygyan

POLITICAL PRISONER
Does it have an image?
No
Gender
Male
Age at Detention
23
Origin County Level
Origin County Geolocation

Latitude: 28.4038889

Longitude: 99.0941667

Origin County Geolocation (linked POLITICAL PRISONER)
Toelung Dechen County(སྟོད་ལུང་བདེ་ཆེན་རྫོང་། )
Origin Province
  • Tibet Autonomous Region
Origin Prefecture
  • Chamdo (Ch: Qamdo) Prefecture
Occupation at Detention
Religious
Vulnerable Group at Detention
  • Religious
Description of event

Ngawang Zeygyan, a 23-year-old monk from Toelung Dechen County and a member of Drepung Monastery, participated in demonstrations in Lhasa on 6 October 1987 and 10 October 1988. He also joined a protest in front of the Tibet Autonomous Region government office, where he was subsequently arrested.

During his detention, he was subjected to severe beatings and intense torture. As a result of the injuries sustained in custody, he died in August 1989.

Types of Human Rights Violations
  • Civil and Political Rights Violations: Right to Freedom of Expression and Opinion
  • Civil and Political Rights Violations: Right to Liberty and security of person
Type of Sources
  • Primary: TCHRD field sources
Torture
Torture
Published
Published
Is the Prisoner Deceased?
Yes