Tibetan monk secretly sentenced to seven years in prison following years of enforced disappearance

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According to the latest information received by the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD), Dhargye, a 64-year-old Tibetan monk, has been secretly sentenced to seven years in prison following his arbitrary arrest in August 2021 in Lhasa, Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR).

Dhargye’s family members learned of his sentencing only in late January this year. They have not been informed of the date of sentencing, the court that delivered the verdict, or his current place of detention. Information about his enforced disappearance only emerged last year. It is also unclear whether any formal trial was conducted. Throughout this period, his family has received no official notification regarding his detention, ch...

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