Senior Tibetan Monk Arbitrarily Detained and Missing Since 2021 in Lhasa

7 months ago

Chinese authorities have subjected senior Tibetan monk Dhargye, 63, to enforced disappearance following his arbitrary arrest in Lhasa in August 2021. For more than four years, his family has been denied information about his fate or whereabouts.

Dhargye, son of Mr Choephel and Mrs Choelha, is from Awu Kyil Rigo village, Serthar (Ch: Seda) County, in Kardze (Ch: Ganzi) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province. He is a respected monk of Serta Sera Monastery. Before his detention, Dhargye lived in Lhasa, where he undertook pilgrimages to holy Tibetan Buddhis...

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