No Specific Date: Taktse (Ch: Dazi) County, Lhasa Municipality – One more died from torture in prison Ngawang Palsang (aka Lama of Lo monastery), a former monk of Lo monastery in Taktse county and born there, was arrested in this…
18 June 2008: Driru (Ch: Biru) County, Nagchu Prefecture, “Tibet Autonomous Region” – Four monks of Tarmo monastery arrested, their whereabouts unknown Ngawang Gyalten (42), abbot and head of the Democratic Management Committee of the monastery, Ngawang Jampa (40), one…
24 June 2008: Karze (Ch: Ganzi) County, Karze “TAP”, Kham (incorporated into Chinese province of Sichuan) – Four monks of Bheri monastery arrested Local Public Security Bureau (PSB) arrested four monks from Bheri monastery on 24 June. After the arrest,…
22 June 2008: Amdo (incorporated into Chinese province of Qinghai) -A monk of Drepung monastery died from torture in a prison Jigme Phuntsok, a 22-year monk from Drepung monastery, died from torture in a prison located in Amdo on June…