China Accused of Torturing Tibetan Monk as Dam Protest Detention Leaves Him Fighting for Life

China accused of torturing Tibetan Monk as Dam protest detention leaves him fighting for life

A Tibetan monk remains in critical condition after opposing a Chinese hydropower project. Rights advocates allege severe torture and abuse while he was in Chinese custody. Gonpo Tsering suffered life-threatening injuries and now relies on feeding tubes for survival. His father died after struggling with his son's detention and deteriorating health.

China accused of torturing Tibetan Monk as Dam protest detention leaves him fighting for life - The Tribune

The monk, Gonpo Tsering, 46, served as one of the administrators of Yena Monastery in Derge County, Sichuan province. The International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) said he was taken into custody in February 2024 after Chinese authorities accused him of playing a leading role in protests against the proposed Kamtok (Gangtuo) hydropower dam.

Monk tortured and jailed by China for dam protest in critical condition two years on - Tibetan Review

(TibetanReview.net, Aug05’26) –  A Tibetan Buddhist monk arrested and tortured by China two years ago for peacefully protesting against the building of a controversial dam which was going to inundate his Yena Monastery in Dege County of Kardze Prefecture, Sichuan province, is still only barely alive, lying in hospital in the provincial capital Chengdu, said […]

Tibetan Monk Tortured in Chinese Custody Remains Bedridden Two Years Post-Derge Crackdown – Tibet

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 5 August: Gonpo Tsering, a 46-year-old Tibetan monk and administrator at Yena Monastery in Derge County

Tibetan Monk Remains in Critical Condition Two Years After Suffering Abuse by Chinese Authorities over Derge Dam Protest, Reflecting Broader Pattern of Torture in Custody

– By International Campaign for Tibet, 4 August 2026 Two years after his detention for opposing China’s controversial hydropower dam project in eastern Tibet, a Tibetan monk from Yena Monastery remains in critical condition at a hospital in Chengdu after being tortured by Chinese authorities while in custody, sources told the International Campaign for Tibet (ICT). Gonpo Tsering’s case reflects a broader pattern of torture and abuse of Tibetans …