Tibetan lama reported dead after China ill-treated, moved him around to four prisons

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(TibetanReview.net, Sep04’25) – A locally prominent religious figure in Chamdo (Chinese: Changdu or Qamdo) City of Tibet Autonomous Region, jailed for his advocacy for the preservation of Tibetan culture and identity, has died recently after being moved around four prisons and subjected to ill-treatment in each of them, said the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) on its Tibet.net website Sep 4, citing “reliable sources”.

The statement did not say when Tulku Palden Wangyal was arrested and on what ground, or when he was tried, or what he was convicted for, all apparently owing to secrecy surrounding his persecution.

He was arrested and imprisoned for approximately seven to eight...

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