{"id":12708,"date":"2021-12-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-13T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/nieuws\/ict-calls-for-release-of-tibetan-monk-sentenced-to-10-years\/"},"modified":"2021-12-14T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-12-13T23:00:00","slug":"ict-calls-for-release-of-tibetan-monk-sentenced-to-10-years","status":"publish","type":"nieuws","link":"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/en\/news\/ict-calls-for-release-of-tibetan-monk-sentenced-to-10-years\/","title":{"rendered":"ICT calls for release of Tibetan monk sentenced to 10 years"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The International Campaign for Tibet is alarmed by reports of the sentencing of the prominent Tibetan Buddhist monk and scholar Go Sherab Gyatso to 10 years\u2019 imprisonment and calls on the Chinese government to respect his fundamental rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is no evidence that Go Sherab Gyatso, who is in his 40s, received a fair trial. The Chinese government must release him immediately, since he was imprisoned and sentenced solely for peacefully expressing his views.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe case of Go Sherab Gyatso reflects China\u2019s pattern of relentlessly persecuting dissent and independent thought in Tibet,\u201d<\/em> ICT said. \u201cIt is urgent that international institutions, governments and parliaments publicly demand Gyatso\u2019s immediate release and put in place serious consequences for China\u2019s continued violations of Tibetans\u2019 basic freedoms.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ICT added: \u201cGyatso\u2019s groundless incarceration is just one more reason why the international community should demonstrate its collective disapproval by declaring a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics. This is the least that countries should do to put themselves on the right side of history and send a vital message of support to victims of the Chinese government\u2019s oppression.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

International attention<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Gyatso\u2019s case received international attention, with UN Human Rights experts raising concerns about his arbitrary detention<\/a>. In response, China told the UN<\/a> that Gyatso was detained \u201cin accordance with the law on suspicion of inciting secession.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chinese authorities habitually use charges of \u201csecession\u201d or \u201cseparatism\u201d as a pretext to persecute Tibetans for expressing support for Tibetan culture or the Dalai Lama, or for voicing independent thought and dissent. International law protects such peaceful expression, even if it were done to call for the separation of Tibet from China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gyatso was detained<\/a> in Chengdu, Sichuan province by officials from the Tibet Autonomous Region on 26 October 2020. Radio Free Asia on 10 December 2021, reported<\/a> that Gyatso had been sentenced in a secret trial. According to a source speaking to RFA, Gyatso will be moved soon to a prison near Tibet\u2019s capital, Lhasa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No details were available regarding the charges on which Gyatso was convicted. The Chinese government, in its response to the UN Human Rights experts in August 2021, stated that he would be tried by the Lhasa City Intermediate People\u2019s Court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Go Sherab Gyatso<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Gyatso is a monk of Kirti monastery and a prolific writer, having published several books on Tibetan Buddhist philosophy, tradition and culture. These include commentaries on the autobiography of the Tibetan Buddhist master Tsongkhapa, a book of advice by Sakya Pandita and Gedun Choephel\u2019s “The Golden Surface,” the story of a cosmopolitan\u2019s pilgrimage. He has also published critiques about the Tibetan monastic education system, calling for a broadening of the monastic community\u2019s exposure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gyatso has already faced multiple detentions for his advocacy on behalf of the Tibetan people. He underwent \u201creform through labor\u201d from 20 March 1998 to 30 November 2001. In 2008, he was detained in Lhasa and imprisoned for a year around the time Tibetans staged mass protests against Chinese rule. In 2011, he was again arrested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To date, several Tibetans, including scholars and writers, have been arrested, sentenced or disappeared merely on account of their exercising their universal freedom of expression. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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