- Demolished
- Trials of a Tibetan Monk
- Map 1: Provinces and Autonomous Regions of the People’s Republic of China
- Map 2: Sichuan Province and Surrounding Areas
- Map 3: Southeastern Section of Kardze/Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
- I. Summary
- II. Introduction
- III. Arrests
- IV. Trial and Appeal
- VIII. Conclusion
- Photographs
- Table 1: Associates of Tenzin Delek Imprisoned, Detained, Missing193
- Table 2: Tenzin Delek Monasteries
- Table 3: Tenzin Delek Projects
- Appendix I: Statement of Tenzin Delek Rinpoche, Recorded Just Prior to June 16, 2000195
- Appendix II: Interview with Kardze Court Judge, December 6, 2002
- Appendix III: Account of a Meeting of the United Front Work Department of Kardze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
- Appendix IV: Account of a Meeting of the Communist Party of Kardze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
- Appendix V: Annoucement of Appeal Court Decision
- Appendix VI: Attempt to Hire Independent Counsel for Tenzin Delek Fails
- Appendix VII: Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture Religious Policy
- Acknowledgements
Table 1: Associates of Tenzin Delek Imprisoned, Detained, Missing193
Table 1: Associates of Tenzin Delek Imprisoned, Detained, Missing193
|
Name |
Biographical Information (occupation, residence, age in 2002) |
Outcomes |
|
Tenzin Delek Rinpoche A-ngag Tashi (lay name) A'an Zhaxi (Chinese) |
Lama Jamyang Choekhorling 52 years old |
Detained: April 7, 2002 Convicted: November 29, 2002: “causing explosion [and] and inciting the separation of the state” Sentenced: December 2, 2002: Death with 2-year suspension Current whereabouts: uncertain |
|
Lobsang Dondrup Lorang Dengzhu (Chinese) |
Entrepreneur Lithang 28 years old |
Detained: Chengdu, April 2-3, 2002 Convicted: November 29, 2002: “causing explosion [and] and inciting the separation of the state, ” and “illegally possessing firearms and ammunition” Sentenced: December 2, 2002: Death sentence Executed: January 26, 2003 |
|
Tsultrim Dargye Cicheng Dajie (Chinese) |
Monk Jamyang Choekhorling 36 years old |
Detained: April 7, 2002 Administrative Sentence: May 10, 2002: 1-year reeducation through labor (lao jiao) Released: April 6, 2003 |
|
Aka Dargye Ahei Dajie (Chinese) |
Monk Jamyang Choekhorling 40 years old |
Detained: April 7, 2002 Administrative Sentence: May 10, 2002: 1-year reeducation through labor (lao jiao) Released: April 6, 2003 |
|
Tamdrin Tsering Dangzhen Zeren (Chinese) |
Monk Jamyang Choekhorling 35 years old |
Detained: April 7, 2002 Administrative Sentence: May 10, 2002: 1-year reeducation through labor (lao jiao) Released: April 6, 2003 |
|
Tenpa Rabgyal Danba Raojie (Chinese) |
Monk Orthok Monastery Early-thirties |
Fled under threat of arrest Missing |
|
Thubten Sherab a.k.a. Kyido |
Monk Orthok Monastery Mid-thirties |
Fled under threat of arrest Missing |
|
Choetsom |
Monk Jamyang Choekhorling 19 years old |
Detained: c. April 14, 2002 Released: c. April 21, 2002 Missing |
|
Pasang |
Monk Jamyang Choekhorling 19 years old |
Detained: c. April 14, 2002 Released: c. April 21, 2002 Missing |
|
Tashi Phuntsog Zhaxi Pingcuo (Chinese) |
Monk Jamyang Choekhorling Orthok Monastery Early-forties |
Detained: April 17, 2002 Sentenced: Date unknown: 7-year prison term Current location: Dartsedo |
|
Tserang Dondrup a.k.a. Jortse Cerang Dengzhu (Chinese) |
Village leader Nyagchu Mid-sixties |
Detained: Early June 2002 Convicted: “supporting Tenzin Delek Rinpoche” Sentenced: January 2003: 5-year prison term Released: July 9, 2003 |
|
Drime Gyatso |
Nomad Nyagchu 25 years old |
Detained: August 2002 Severely beaten upon arrest Released: After less than one month |
|
Tsultrim Dargye a.k.a. Tsuldi Cicheng Dajie (Chinese) |
Village accountant Nyagchu Early-forties |
Detained: August 2002 Severely beaten upon arrest Released: Over two months later |
|
Taphel a.k.a. Tabo Dapei (Chinese) Formal name: Lobsang Taphel or Lobsang Tenphel Lorang Dapei (Chinese) |
Entrepreneur, former monk Lithang 37 years old |
Detained: February 12, 2003 Sentenced: July 15, 2003: 5-year prison term Current location: Ngawa (Chinese: Aba) Tibetan & Qiang Autonomous Prefecture |
|
Dzeri Di Di |
Entrepreneur Lithang 43 years old |
Detained: February 14, 2003 Released: By April 6, 2003 |
|
Markam Tselo |
Monk Lithang Gongchen 41 years old |
Detained: February 12, 2003 Released: By April 6, 2003 |
In addition to the sixteen listed, at least another forty-four Tibetans were detained between April 2002 and January 2003 for periods ranging from two days to over four months. Estimates indicate that at least sixty to seventy more were questioned repeatedly, and over one hundred fled the region. Of those detained, Human Rights Watch has verified the names and circumstances of fifty-one. However, for their own safety, no information about the additional forty-four is being made public.
Among those whose names are not listed, thirty-three come from Nyagchu county. Twenty-two are nomads, four are farmers, two are semi-nomads, two are lamas, and one is a monk. Two cannot as yet be properly classified. Eight of the twenty-two nomads were village leaders or officials. They ranged in age from twenty-four to sixty-nine. Names and circumstances for only two people from Lithang county have been verified. One is a nomad businessman.
All were detained for their general association with Tenzin Delek, in what one Tibetan from the region described as an attempt by authorities to “grab anyone, but if there was nothing coming out of them, they were released.”194
[193] This table contains a list of Tenzin Delek’s associates who have been detained or imprisoned since he was seized on April 7, 2002 or who remain missing. As indicated in the table, many of those listed have since been freed. The list is current as of December 23, 2003.
[194] Human Rights Watch interview with LS, December 15, 2003.
