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It is the latest case in a disturbing pattern of incommunicado detentions targeting prominent monks and educators in Tibet. In one case, a Tibetan family only learned of the detention of their relative when they were sent a bill for expenses incurred during his imprisonment.
Dargye, 63, a widely respected monk known for leading religious retreats and consecration rituals in Lhasa, was detained in August 2021. For more than five years, his family and community had no knowledge of his whereabouts or welfare — a silence that contravened China’s own laws requiring detention notifications within a specified period. It was only recently learned that he had been sentenced to seven years in prison. He has been denied all visits.
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