Senior Tibetan Buddhist leader’s whereabouts unknown after detention

3 months ago

Tenzin Nyidon

DHARAMSHALA, Jan. 26: A senior Tibetan Buddhist leader from the so called Qinghai province, the traditional Tibetan province of Kham, has reportedly remained unaccounted for since his detention in December 2024, raising serious concerns over enforced disappearance, according to the Dharamshala-based Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD).

Lobsang Lungrik, 51, the head lama of Ba Gön Monastery in Chumarleb (Ch: Qumalai) County, Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, was taken into custody under circumstances that remain unclear. His whereabouts have not been disclosed since, the rights group said in a statement released on Saturday.

According to TCH...

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