Head of Tibetan monastery in critical condition after torture following anti-dam protest

Head of Tibetan monastery in critical condition after torture following anti-dam protest

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, June 23: The head of a prominent Tibetan monastery is in critical condition in a hospital in Chengdu after being tortured during detention for opposing the construction of a major hydropower dam in eastern Tibet, according to the London based research and advocacy group Tibet Watch. Gonpo Tsering, 45, head of Yena Monastery in Shiba Village, was reportedly subjected to brutal torture following his arrest in February …

Tibetan Monastery Leader in Critical Condition After Torture in Chinese Prison – Tibet

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA 24 June: The head of a Tibetan Buddhist monastery is now in critical condition after being imprisoned and brutally tortured by Chinese authorities following a peaceful protest last year against the construction of a mega hydropower dam in Derge County, in occupied Tibet.