{"id":13654,"date":"2020-11-25T10:45:08","date_gmt":"2020-11-25T10:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/freetibetanheroes.org\/?post_type=creativo_portfolio&#038;p=13654"},"modified":"2022-10-05T11:14:48","modified_gmt":"2022-10-05T10:14:48","slug":"lhundrub-drakpa","status":"publish","type":"creativo_portfolio","link":"https:\/\/freetibetanheroes.org\/freedom101\/hero-profile\/lhundrub-drakpa\/","title":{"rendered":"Lhundrub Drakpa"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row gap=&#8221;30&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1585061086162{margin-bottom: 24px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;13676&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1664898870160{margin-top: 24px !important;margin-bottom: 6px !important;padding-top: 12px !important;padding-right: 6% !important;padding-bottom: 12px !important;padding-left: 6% !important;}&#8221;]\n<h3><strong>LHUNDRUB DRAKPA HAS BEEN SEPARATED FROM HIS FAMILY FOR:<\/strong><\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1664964885850{padding-right: 4% !important;padding-left: 4% !important;}&#8221;]\n<h3>\n<span class=\"dhmscountup\" data-time=\"220184593\">2548 days 10 hours 23 minutes 13 seconds<\/span>\n<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1664897383020{margin-top: 24px !important;margin-bottom: 6px !important;padding-top: 12px !important;padding-right: 6% !important;padding-bottom: 12px !important;padding-left: 6% !important;}&#8221;]<strong>#JusticeDenied\u00a0<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1606323720326{margin-top: 24px !important;margin-bottom: 6px !important;padding-top: 12px !important;padding-right: 6% !important;padding-bottom: 12px !important;padding-left: 6% !important;}&#8221;]<strong>Summary<\/strong>: Lhundrub Drakpa, a Tibetan singer, has been sentenced to six years in prison for performing a song that criticised Chinese government&#8217;s repressive policies in Driru County, Nagchu Prefecture, Kham (Ch: Biru, Tibet Autonomous Region).<br \/>\n<strong>Charge<\/strong>: Unknown<br \/>\n<strong>Sentence<\/strong>: Six Years<br \/>\n<strong>Status<\/strong>: Lhundrub Drakpa was detained for over a year without access to family. He was beaten during his detention and is in serious danger of being tortured.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_row_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1585147448931{padding-bottom: 12px !important;background-color: #990000 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Take Action&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1587460313735{padding-bottom: 18px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text font_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; el_class=&#8221;whiteHeads&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1606323694760{padding-bottom: 12px !important;}&#8221;]\n<h1 id=\"m_-1026494596417185021gmail-page-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Free Lhundrub Drakpa<\/h1>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_button title=&#8221;TAKE ACTION&#8221; size=&#8221;large&#8221; full_width=&#8221;true&#8221; href=&#8221;https:\/\/actions.tibetnetwork.org\/free-lhundrup-drakpa&#8221; el_class=&#8221;button_redder_a&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1585061433927{margin-top: 24px !important;padding-top: 24px !important;background-color: #55acee !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1605290260893{padding-bottom: 24px !important;}&#8221; font_color=&#8221;#333366&#8243;]\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Tweet To #FreeLhundrupDrakpa<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Demand the immediate release of Lhundrup Drakpa!<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_tweetmeme type=&#8221;hashtag&#8221; hashtag_hash=&#8221;FreeLhundrup&#8221; hashtag_no_default=&#8221;&#8221; hashtag_custom_tweet_text=&#8221;#Tibetan singer Lhundrub Drakpa sentenced to 6 years for his song about repression under China&#8217;s occupation. TAKE ACTION https:\/\/bit.ly\/FreeLhundrup&#8221; hashtag_recommend_1=&#8221;@TheTibetNetwork&#8221; large_button=&#8221;true&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1585147643255{margin-bottom: 24px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1605291681880{padding-top: 24px !important;padding-bottom: 12px !important;}&#8221;]Lhundrup Drakpa, a popular Tibetan singer from Driru, was sentenced to six-years in prison in June 2020.<\/p>\n<p><strong>HIS CRIME? <\/strong>Performing a song about the repression that Tibetans face under China&#8217;s occupation.<\/p>\n<p>Lhundrup Drakpa was detained by Chinese authorities in May 2019 after performing a song titled <a href=\"https:\/\/highpeakspureearth.com\/black-hat-music-video-by-imprisoned-tibetan-singer-lhundrub-drakpa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u201cBlack Hat\u201d<\/a> that contains lyrics that denounce years of China\u2019s repressive policies and practices in Tibet. <strong>He was beaten during detention and is in serious danger of further <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2020\/10\/29\/china-tibetan-woman-dies-custody\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">torture and even death at the hand of Chinese authorities<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uIN37IpvdhA\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Lhundrub Drakpa is known by Tibetans for his devotion to Tibetan cultural and artistic traditions. He is one of the most popular Tibetan singers in the region, his songs overwhelmingly focus on asserting Tibetan national identity and expressing pride in Tibetan culture and traditions as a way of voicing dissent and countering the false propaganda of Chinese authorities.<\/p>\n<p>Drakpa had been detained previously in connection to his songs. In 2013 he was detained in relation to a song called \u201cTashi Yardo\u201d, a collaboration with another well-known Tibetan singer, Gonpo Tenzin. Gonpo Tenzin was detained in November 2013 and held for a year and a half before being found guilty of \u201cspittism\u201d &#8211; a state security crime often used against Tibetans who protest or express their culture outside of the boundaries tolerated by the ruling Chinese occupation &#8211; and sentenced to three and a half years imprisonment. He was released on 1 August 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Drakpa remained under surveillance by local authorities but continued to post short verses expressing pride in Tibetan culture and traditions and calling out the destruction of Tibet\u2019s environment and the Tibetan language.<\/p>\n<p>Lhundrub Drakpa is known by Tibetans for his devotion to Tibetan cultural and artistic traditions. He is one of the most popular Tibetan singers in the region, his songs overwhelmingly focus on asserting Tibetan national identity and expressing pride in Tibetan culture and traditions as a way of voicing dissent and countering the false propaganda of Chinese authorities.<\/p>\n<p>Lhundrub Drakpa has committed no crime and he must be immediately released.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row gap=&#8221;30&#8243; eq_height=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_hoverbox image=&#8221;13690&#8243; primary_title=&#8221;&#8221; hover_title=&#8221;&#8221; shape=&#8221;square&#8221; hover_background_color=&#8221;custom&#8221; hover_btn_title=&#8221;View and download action sheet&#8221; hover_btn_color=&#8221;white&#8221; hover_add_button=&#8221;true&#8221; hover_btn_link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Ffreetibetanheroes.org%2Ffreedom101%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2020%2F11%2FPrisonerProfiles_2020_LhundrubDrakpa_ElectedReps.pdf&#8221; hover_custom_background=&#8221;#333366&#8243;][\/vc_hoverbox][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1605696978678{padding-top: 12px !important;}&#8221;]\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Download our document and<br \/>\n<strong>WRITE IMMEDIATELY TO YOUR ELECTED REPRESENTATIVE<\/strong><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_hoverbox image=&#8221;13690&#8243; primary_title=&#8221;&#8221; hover_title=&#8221;&#8221; shape=&#8221;square&#8221; hover_background_color=&#8221;custom&#8221; hover_btn_title=&#8221;View and download action sheet&#8221; hover_btn_color=&#8221;white&#8221; hover_add_button=&#8221;true&#8221; hover_btn_link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Ffreetibetanheroes.org%2Ffreedom101%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2020%2F11%2FPrisonerProfiles_2020_LhundrubDrakpa_ChineseLeaders.pdf&#8221; hover_custom_background=&#8221;#333366&#8243;][\/vc_hoverbox][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1605696987264{padding-top: 12px !important;}&#8221;]\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Download our document and<br \/>\n<strong>SEND APPEALS TO THREE CHINESE LEADERS<\/strong><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row gap=&#8221;30&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1585061086162{margin-bottom: 24px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;13676&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1664898870160{margin-top: 24px !important;margin-bottom: 6px !important;padding-top: 12px !important;padding-right: 6% !important;padding-bottom: 12px !important;padding-left: 6% !important;}&#8221;] LHUNDRUB DRAKPA HAS BEEN SEPARATED FROM HIS FAMILY FOR: [\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1664964885850{padding-right: 4% !important;padding-left: 4% !important;}&#8221;] [\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1664897383020{margin-top: 24px !important;margin-bottom: 6px !important;padding-top: 12px !important;padding-right: 6% !important;padding-bottom: 12px !important;padding-left: 6% !important;}&#8221;]#JusticeDenied\u00a0[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1606323720326{margin-top: 24px !important;margin-bottom: 6px !important;padding-top:&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":13675,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","portfolio_category":[13],"class_list":["post-13654","creativo_portfolio","type-creativo_portfolio","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","portfolio_category-heroes"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/freetibetanheroes.org\/freedom101\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/creativo_portfolio\/13654","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/freetibetanheroes.org\/freedom101\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/creativo_portfolio"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/freetibetanheroes.org\/freedom101\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/creativo_portfolio"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/freetibetanheroes.org\/freedom101\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13654"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/freetibetanheroes.org\/freedom101\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/creativo_portfolio\/13654\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14337,"href":"https:\/\/freetibetanheroes.org\/freedom101\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/creativo_portfolio\/13654\/revisions\/14337"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/freetibetanheroes.org\/freedom101\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13675"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/freetibetanheroes.org\/freedom101\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13654"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"portfolio_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/freetibetanheroes.org\/freedom101\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio_category?post=13654"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}