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Congressional-Executive Commission on China Political Prisoner Database ppd.cecc.gov China: List of Political Prisoners Detained or Imprisoned as of July 25, 2010 (1,383 cases) List does not include all Tibetan detentions on or after March 10, 2008, or Uyghur detentions on or after July 5, 2009.  This document, published by the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) contains information on political and religious prisoners currently known or believed to be detained or imprisoned in China. Cases are listed according to the date of detention in descending order, placing the most recent detentions first. The PPD was created and is maintained by the CECC and is accessible and searchable by the public at ppd.cecc.gov.  As of July 25, 2010, the PPD contained information on a total of 5,507 cases of political or religious imprisonment in China. Of those, 1,383 are cases of political and religious prisoners currently known or believed to be detained or imprisoned, and 4,124 are cases of prisoners who are known or believed to have been released, or executed, who died while imprisoned or soon after release, or who escaped.  The CECC notes that there are considerably more than 1,383 cases of current political and religious imprisonment in China. The CECC works on an ongoing basis to add cases of political and religious imprisonment to the PPD.  An increase in the number of cases included on successive CECC prisoner lists indicates that new cases have been added to the PPD—but it does not indicate that all of the new cases are of detentions that took place since publication of the previous CECC prisoner list. Congressional-Executive Commission on China Political Prisoner Database China: Partial List of Political Prisoners Detained or Imprisoned as of July 25, 2010 (1,383 cases) source: ppd.cecc.gov Rec. Num. status issue codes ethnic group main name Chinese name other name pinyin name (non-Han) religion detail occu. detail sex age det. legal process date det. current prison or detention center sent: yr. prison location short summary 2010- 00241 DET ethnic/spe ech/associ ation Tibetan Tashi Tobgyal 扎西多布 杰(音), 扎西多加 Zhaxi Duobujie, Zhaxi Duojia Tibetan Buddhist teacher, Tibetan language M 30 PSB 2010/07/05 Chamdo Pref. PSB Det. Ctr? Tibet [Xizang] Auto. Region Based on Middle Way blog, Phayul, and TCHRD reports, during March and July 2010 security officials detained 3 cousins of imprisoned environmentalist brothers Karma Samdrub (sentenced in June 2010 to 15 years in prison for "tomb robbing"), Rinchen Samdrub (sentenced in July 2010 to 5 years in prison for "inciting splittism"), and Chime Namgyal (ordered in November 2009 to serve 21 months' RTL for "harming national security"). In March 2010 police detained monk Rinchen Dorje from a cave where he meditated (TCHRD), and farmer Sonam Choephel (age 60). On an unspecified date authorities ordered Sonam Choephel to serve either 1 year (Middle Way) or 18 months (TCHRD) of RTL for organizing petitioning for Rinchen Samdrub's release. Police detained Tashi Tobgyal, a 30-year old school teacher, on July 5 in Lhasa, where he had gone to seek information about Rinchen Dorje, who had disappeared. Tashi Tobgyal had heard that Rinchen Dorje was hospitalized in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region for treatment of burns caused by an electric baton (TCHRD). The cousins lived in Changdu (Chamdo) prefecture, TAR, possibly in Gongjue (Gonjo) county. 2004- 04614 DET assist/dem ocracy/ass ociation/sp eech Han Liu Xianbin 刘贤斌 Liu Chen unemploy ed M chg 2010/06/28 Suining PSB Det. Ctr. Sichuan Province According to Dui Hua, Chinese Human Rights Defenders, Human Rights in China, and Amnesty International, on July 5, 2010, Suining security officials arrested Liu Xianbin, a 1989 democracy movement participant and member of the banned Chinese Democracy Party (CDP), on charges of “inciting subversion of state power.” Liu was detained on June 28, 2010, reportedly because of articles penned by Liu posted outside of China and his support of activists and human rights defenders. Liu is a signatory to Charter 08. Previously, Liu was imprisoned in 1992 and 1999. The Beijing Intermediate People’s Court sentenced him to two-and-a-half years in prison in 1992 on the charge of “counterrevolutionary propaganda and incitement,” for his role in the 1989 June 4th democracy protests. After getting out of prison in 1993, he founded the magazine Citizen’s Forum, organized the Sichuan branch of the China Human Rights Watch group, and tried to register a group called the Sichuan Preparatory Committee of the Chinese Democracy Party. In 1999, the Suining Intermediate People’s Court sentenced Liu to 13 years for subversion as punishment for his activities. Liu served 9 years and 8 months of his sentence. Authorities released Liu early on November 6, 2008, after granting him sentence reductions. The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention determined Liu’s 1999 detention was arbitrary. Following his formal arrest on July 5, 2010, Liu remains at the Suining Detention Center. 2010 List does not include all Tibetan detentions on or after March 10, 2008, or Uyghur detentions on or after July 5, 2009. page 1 of 415 Congressional-Executive Commission on China Political Prisoner Database China: Partial List of Political Prisoners Detained or Imprisoned as of July 25, 2010 (1,383 cases) source: ppd.cecc.gov Rec. Num. status issue codes ethnic group main name Chinese name other name pinyin name (non-Han) religion detail occu. detail sex age det. legal process date det. current prison or detention center sent: yr. prison location short summary 2010- 00231 DET ethnic/pro perty/asso ciation/spe ech Tibetan Atam 阿当(音) Adang Tibetan Buddhist head, village M PSB 2010/06/27 Dzoege PSB Det. Ctr? Sichuan Province According to a July 2010 Phayul report, on June 27, 2010, public security officials detained 7 Tibetan “elected leaders” of villages and residential areas near Tagtsang Lhamo Monastery, in Ruo’ergai (Dzoege) county, Aba (Ngaba) Tibetan and Qiang AP, Sichuan province, after Tibetans gathered to discuss a property dispute quarreled and a “scuffle” ensued. Tibetans living near the monastery had expanded their residences in past years by “encroaching” into the public road leading to the monastery, said Phayul’s source, a Tibetan living in India who has contacts in Dzoege. Officials reportedly did not respond to complaints. After additional alleged encroachment, monastery officials and local leaders met to discuss the matter and the quarrel took place. The 7 Tibetan leaders are Choelho, Konlho, Atam, Lhago, Jigje Kyab, Loche, and Dorje Tsering. According to Phayul’s source, government officials exploited the dispute politically by accusing local leaders of convening an “illegal gathering to plot antigovernment activities.” Information is not available about the leaders’ place of detention. 2010- 00229 DET ethnic/pro perty/asso ciation/spe ech Tibetan Choelho 曲洛(音) Quluo Tibetan Buddhist head, village M PSB 2010/06/27 Dzoege PSB Det. Ctr? Sichuan Province According to a July 2010 Phayul report, on June 27, 2010, public security officials detained 7 Tibetan “elected leaders” of villages and residential areas near Tagtsang Lhamo Monastery, in Ruo’ergai (Dzoege) county, Aba (Ngaba) Tibetan and Qiang AP, Sichuan province, after Tibetans gathered to discuss a property dispute quarreled and a “scuffle” ensued. Tibetans living near the monastery had expanded their residences in past years by “encroaching” into the public road leading to the monastery, said Phayul’s source, a Tibetan living in India who has contacts in Dzoege. Officials reportedly did not respond to complaints. After additional alleged encroachment, monastery officials and local leaders met to discuss the matter and the quarrel took place. The 7 Tibetan leaders are Choelho, Konlho, Atam, Lhago, Jigje Kyab, Loche, and Dorje Tsering. According to Phayul’s source, government officials exploited the dispute politically by accusing local leaders of convening an “illegal gathering to plot antigovernment activities.” Information is not available about the leaders’ place of detention. List does not include all Tibetan detentions on or after March 10, 2008, or Uyghur detentions on or after July 5, 2009. page 2 of 415 Congressional-Executive Commission on China Political Prisoner Database China: Partial List of Political Prisoners Detained or Imprisoned as of July 25, 2010 (1,383 cases) source: ppd.cecc.gov Rec. Num. status issue codes ethnic group main name Chinese name other name pinyin name (non-Han) religion detail occu. detail sex age det. legal process date det. current prison or detention center sent: yr. prison location short summary 2010- 00235 DET ethnic/pro perty/asso ciation/spe ech Tibetan Dorje Tsering 多杰次仁( 音) Duojie Ciren Tibetan Buddhist head, village M PSB 2010/06/27 Dzoege PSB Det. Ctr? Sichuan Province According to a July 2010 Phayul report, on June 27, 2010, public security officials detained 7 Tibetan “elected leaders” of villages and residential areas near Tagtsang Lhamo Monastery, in Ruo’ergai (Dzoege) county, Aba (Ngaba) Tibetan and Qiang AP, Sichuan province, after Tibetans gathered to discuss a property dispute quarreled and a “scuffle” ensued. Tibetans living near the monastery had expanded their residences in past years by “encroaching” into the public road leading to the monastery, said Phayul’s source, a Tibetan living in India who has contacts in Dzoege. Officials reportedly did not respond to complaints. After additional alleged encroachment, monastery officials and local leaders met to discuss the matter and the quarrel took place. The 7 Tibetan leaders are Choelho, Konlho, Atam, Lhago, Jigje Kyab, Loche, and Dorje Tsering. According to Phayul’s source, government officials exploited the dispute politically by accusing local leaders of convening an “illegal gathering to plot antigovernment activities.” Information is not available about the leaders’ place of detention. 2010- 00233 DET ethnic/pro perty/asso ciation/spe ech Tibetan Jigje Kyab 晋杰加(音) Jinjiejia Tibetan Buddhist head, village M PSB 2010/06/27 Dzoege PSB Det. Ctr? Sichuan Province According to a July 2010 Phayul report, on June 27, 2010, public security officials detained 7 Tibetan “elected leaders” of villages and residential areas near Tagtsang Lhamo Monastery, in Ruo’ergai (Dzoege) county, Aba (Ngaba) Tibetan and Qiang AP, Sichuan province, after Tibetans gathered to discuss a property dispute quarreled and a “scuffle” ensued. Tibetans living near the monastery had expanded their residences in past years by “encroaching” into the public road leading to the monastery, said Phayul’s source, a Tibetan living in India who has contacts in Dzoege. Officials reportedly did not respond to complaints. After additional alleged encroachment, monastery officials and local leaders met to discuss the matter and the quarrel took place. The 7 Tibetan leaders are Choelho, Konlho, Atam, Lhago, Jigje Kyab, Loche, and Dorje Tsering. According to Phayul’s source, government officials exploited the dispute politically by accusing local leaders of convening an “illegal gathering to plot antigovernment activities.” Information is not available about the leaders’ place of detention. List does not include all Tibetan detentions on or after March 10, 2008, or Uyghur detentions on or after July 5, 2009. page 3 of 415 Congressional-Executive Commission on China Political Prisoner Database China: Partial List of Political Prisoners Detained or Imprisoned as of July 25, 2010 (1,383 cases) source: ppd.cecc.gov Rec. Num. status issue codes ethnic group main name Chinese name other name pinyin name (non-Han) religion detail occu. detail sex age det. legal process date det. current prison or detention center sent: yr. prison location short summary 2010- 00230 DET ethnic/pro perty/asso ciation/spe ech Tibetan Konlho 贡洛(音) Gongluo Tibetan Buddhist head, village M PSB 2010/06/27 Dzoege PSB Det. Ctr? Sichuan Province According to a July 2010 Phayul report, on June 27, 2010, public security officials detained 7 Tibetan “elected leaders” of villages and residential areas near Tagtsang Lhamo Monastery, in Ruo’ergai (Dzoege) county, Aba (Ngaba) Tibetan and Qiang AP, Sichuan province, after Tibetans gathered to discuss a property dispute quarreled and a “scuffle” ensued. Tibetans living near the monastery had expanded their residences in past years by “encroaching” into the public road leading to the monastery, said Phayul’s source, a Tibetan living in India who has contacts in Dzoege. Officials reportedly did not respond to complaints. After additional alleged encroachment, monastery officials and local leaders met to discuss the matter and the quarrel took place. The 7 Tibetan leaders are Choelho, Konlho, Atam, Lhago, Jigje Kyab, Loche, and Dorje Tsering. According to Phayul’s source, government officials exploited the dispute politically by accusing local leaders of convening an “illegal gathering to plot antigovernment activities.” Information is not available about the leaders’ place of detention. 2010- 00232 DET ethnic/pro perty/asso ciation/spe ech Tibetan Lhago 拉果(音) Laguo Tibetan Buddhist head, village M PSB 2010/06/27 Dzoege PSB Det. Ctr? Sichuan Province According to a July 2010 Phayul report, on June 27, 2010, public security officials detained 7 Tibetan “elected leaders” of villages and residential areas near Tagtsang Lhamo Monastery, in Ruo’ergai (Dzoege) county, Aba (Ngaba) Tibetan and Qiang AP, Sichuan province, after Tibetans gathered to discuss a property dispute quarreled and a “scuffle” ensued. Tibetans living near the monastery had expanded their residences in past years by “encroaching” into the public road leading to the monastery, said Phayul’s source, a Tibetan living in India who has contacts in Dzoege. Officials reportedly did not respond to complaints. After additional alleged encroachment, monastery officials and local leaders met to discuss the matter and the quarrel took place. The 7 Tibetan leaders are Choelho, Konlho, Atam, Lhago, Jigje Kyab, Loche, and Dorje Tsering. According to Phayul’s source, government officials exploited the dispute politically by accusing local leaders of convening an “illegal gathering to plot antigovernment activities.” Information is not available about the leaders’ place of detention. List does not include all Tibetan detentions on or after March 10, 2008, or Uyghur detentions on or after July 5, 2009. page 4 of 415 Congressional-Executive Commission on China Political Prisoner Database China: Partial List of Political Prisoners Detained or Imprisoned as of July 25, 2010 (1,383 cases) source: ppd.cecc.gov Rec. Num. status issue codes ethnic group main name Chinese name other name pinyin name (non-Han) religion detail occu. detail sex age det. legal process date det. current prison or detention center sent: yr. prison location short summary 2010- 00234 DET ethnic/pro perty/asso ciation/spe ech Tibetan Loche 洛杰(音) Luojie Tibetan Buddhist head, village M PSB 2010/06/27 Dzoege PSB Det. Ctr? Sichuan Province According to a July 2010 Phayul report, on June 27, 2010, public security officials detained 7 Tibetan “elected leaders” of villages and residential areas near Tagtsang Lhamo Monastery, in Ruo’ergai (Dzoege) county, Aba (Ngaba) Tibetan and Qiang AP, Sichuan province, after Tibetans gathered to discuss a property dispute quarreled and a “scuffle” ensued. Tibetans living near the monastery had expanded their residences in past years by “encroaching” into the public road leading to the monastery, said Phayul’s source, a Tibetan living in India who has contacts in Dzoege. Officials reportedly did not respond to complaints. After additional alleged encroachment, monastery officials and local leaders met to discuss the matter and the quarrel took place. The 7 Tibetan leaders are Choelho, Konlho, Atam, Lhago, Jigje Kyab, Loche, and Dorje Tsering. According to Phayul’s source, government officials exploited the dispute politically by accusing local leaders of convening an “illegal gathering to plot antigovernment activities.” Information is not available about the leaders’ place of detention. 2010- 00195 DET ethnic/relig ion/speech /associatio n Tibetan Kalsang Dargye 格桑达杰( 音) Gesang Dajie Tibetan Buddhist (Sakya) monk (Buddhist) M 32 PSB 2010/06/07 Jomda PSB Det. Ctr? Tibet [Xizang] Auto. Region According to a June 12, 2010, Phayul report based on a Voice of Tibet broadcast, on June 7 public security officials in the seat of Jiangda (Jomda) county, Changdu (Chamdo) prefecture, TAR, detained Wara Monastery monks Kalsang Dargye, Tashi Lhundrub, and Tashi Wangdu. Authorities had summoned the monks from Tongpu (Thangpu) township, the monastery’s location, for questioning at the Jiangda Public Security Bureau. Police suspected the monks of “leading and instigating” local protest activity in 2008 and 2009, according to an unidentified source. Based on the monks’ place of interrogation, it is likely that at least initially they were held at the Jiangda PSB Detention Center. No information is available about criminal charges, if any, against the monks. Based on the report’s allegation that police suspected the monks of “leading and instigating” protests, the monks may face prosecution under China’s Criminal Law for “endangering state security” by “inciting splittism.” List does not include all Tibetan detentions on or after March 10, 2008, or Uyghur detentions on or after July 5, 2009. page 5 of 415 Congressional-Executive Commission on China Political Prisoner Database China: Partial List of Political Prisoners Detained or Imprisoned as of July 25, 2010 (1,383 cases) source: ppd.cecc.gov Rec. Num. status issue codes ethnic group main name Chinese name other name pinyin name (non-Han) religion detail occu. detail sex age det. legal process date det. current prison or detention center sent: yr. prison location short summary 2010- 00196 DET ethnic/relig ion/speech /associatio n Tibetan Tashi Lhundrub 扎西伦珠( 音) Zhaxi Lunzhu Tibetan Buddhist (Sakya) monk (Buddhist) M 22 PSB 2010/06/07 Jomda PSB Det. Ctr? Tibet [Xizang] Auto. Region According to a June 12, 2010, Phayul report based on a Voice of Tibet broadcast, on June 7 public security officials in the seat of Jiangda (Jomda) county, Changdu (Chamdo) prefecture, TAR, detained Wara Monastery monks Kalsang Dargye, Tashi Lhundrub, and Tashi Wangdu. Authorities had summoned the monks from Tongpu (Thangpu) township, the monastery’s location, for questioning at the Jiangda Public Security Bureau. Police suspected the monks of “leading and instigating” local protest activity in 2008 and 2009, according to an unidentified source. Based on the monks’ place of interrogation, it is likely that at least initially they were held at the Jiangda PSB Detention Center. No information is available about criminal charges, if any, against the monks. Based on the report’s allegation that police suspected the monks of “leading and instigating” protests, the monks may face prosecution under China’s Criminal Law for “endangering state security” by “inciting splittism.” 2010- 00197 DET ethnic/relig ion/speech /associatio n Tibetan Tashi Wangdu 扎西旺堆( 音) Zhaxi Wangdui Tibetan Buddhist (Sakya) monk (Buddhist) M 35 PSB 2010/06/07 Jomda PSB Det. Ctr? Tibet [Xizang] Auto. Region According to a June 12,