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10 December Storify

  • 10 December Storify

Torture in Tibet

Torture and ill-treatment is widespread in Tibet.

Tibetan political prisoners are subjected to torture and maltreatment, to break their spirit and in order to obtain confessions that form the basis for convictions to long-term prison sentences.

Common torture practices include:

  • Electric-shock batons to the head, face, mouth or even genitals
  • Beating with sticks and iron rods
  • Forced sitting/standing in extreme positions for hours
  • Application of hot objects to the skin
  • Mental torture and humiliation
  • Deprivation of sleep and food
  • Solitary confinement without daylight

Many kinds of cruel torture methods are used which can leave prisoners mentally and physically scarred.

News Archive:

  • Khenpo Kartse Released
  • Tibetan Jailed for 2008 Protests is Released Early From 11-Year Sentence
  • Eleven Tibetans Detained in Sichuan Over Land-Grab Protest
  • Tibetan Monk is Handed 10-Year Term on Unknown Charges
  • Tibetan Monk Who Refused to Criticize Dalai Lama is Freed From Jail
  • Eight Tibetans Are Detained For Resisting Eviction in Kyegudo
  • Tibetan Youth is Freed After Being Held For ‘Politically Sensitive’ Photos
  • Over a Hundred Tibetans Turned Back on Protest March Over Exam Scandal
  • Nearly 70 Tibetans Detained Following Clash Over Forced Vote
  • Two Tibetans Are Detained in Ngaba County

Blog Archive:

  • Khenpo Kartse Released
  • Chinese officials disrupt prayer for Tenzin Delek Rinpoche
  • China Balks at Foreign Calls to Release Prisoners
  • Dhondup Wangchen Released
  • Tibetan Political Activist Freed After 17 Years in Jail
  • Dhondup Wangchen’s wife launches campaign for Jigme Gyatso
  • “Remembering the Missing Monk Golog Jigme”
  • Confusion grows around missing Tibetan monk filmmaker
  • The Impromptu Speech: Runggye Adak The Hero
  • My Tribute to Lobsang Tenzin by Tsering Choedup

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