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![]() ![]() 1996 PRISONER LISTS UPDATE Appendix: G (In addition to the 204 cases of arrests reported in the 1996 Annual Report, TCHRD has received 53 new cases of arrestsoccurred in 1996, bringing the current total of known arrest for 1996 to 257) Bhagzo (58) a monk arrested in July 1996 foralleged possessing audio cassettes on Panchen Lama.He is from Chokla Monastery in Rimpung County under Shigatse region in "TAW'. Tsering Dorjec, from Jangchup Choeiing Monastery in Nyagchu county in Karze "TAP".He was charged of pasting wall posters reading 'FREE TIBET' In May 1996, 3 Charndo Monastery monks were arrested for possession for photograph of the Dalai Lwna during amid conducted by the officials.They are Soepa (24); from Tsawa Bhema; Jamyang Thinley (25) from TsawaBhemda and Gonpo Sonam (20) from Tsawa.Jwnyang Thinley was released after 4 months in Chwndo prison on 13 Sept. 1996 on medical ground.Five days after his release he died and rest of them are still in prison. In August 1996 rive unknown monks from Drayab Magon Monastery were arrested during 'Patriotic re-education' campaign.They are reported to be in the Drayab county prison. Ngawang Sangpo (31) from Meldro Gongkar a monk at the Drepung Monastery was arrested on 5 September 1996 and was sentenced for two years. Passang from Dechen township was arrested on 8 December 1996 for undertaking the main role in demonstrationin the township.He was sentenced to five years and at present languishing in Drapchi prison. Dramdul (57), head of the Gangyen Development Co-operation, was arrested on 12 November 1996 forinvolvement in the Panchen Lama reincarnation issue.Gonpo (38) from same place was arrested for same reason on the same date.He is commonly known as Kusho la. Rinzin Wangchuk (31) was arrested on 29 August 1996 and the reason for his arrest is not confirmed.In August1996, ~oe (23) a Rainoche monk was arrested by the PSB.The reason for his arrest is not known. Sonam Dorji (Lugu) a former monk at Gaden Monastery was arrested and held in detention in the Gutsa prison inJune 1996.He was sentenced to years in prison. Jamyang Tsultrim (28) a monk from Bayan was arrested on 2 March 1996 by the PSB officials.He was sentencedto 2 year prison term on 7 Jan 1997. In December 1996, two Tibetan monks from Ngaba county, Jamyang Tashi and Gonpo was sentenced to seven years.Jamyang was release in February 1997 but the whereabouts of Gonpo is not known. Nazod Tulku from Nazod Monastery was sentenced to six years in August 1996 for printing and distributingenvironmental protection posters.Migmar Dbondup or Dbondrup (21) From Toelung Dechen was imprisonedfor five years and at present he is being heldin Drapchi prison.Kalsang (25) from Gyantse imprisoned for 5 years and serving his sentence in Drapchi. Pa Ngawang (40) from Shigatse at present in Drapchi serving a sentence of five years.He was arrested inconnection to the Panchen Lama reincarnation issue.Lobsang Dawa (22), a monk from Gaden Monastery wasimprisoned for three years in 1996 in connection with the ban on the Dalai Lama photograph. Tseten (20); Phurbu Dolma (19); Yeshi (20) and Yonten Wangmo are nuns from Chubsang Nunnery in Medro-Gongkar who were sentenced on July 4, 1996.They all are now in Gutsa detention centre.
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