{"id":12988,"date":"2023-12-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/nieuws\/chinese-police-detain-protesting-sister-of-tibetan-businessman-serving-life-imprisonment\/"},"modified":"2023-12-13T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T23:00:00","slug":"chinese-police-detain-protesting-sister-of-tibetan-businessman-serving-life-imprisonment","status":"publish","type":"nieuws","link":"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/en\/news\/chinese-police-detain-protesting-sister-of-tibetan-businessman-serving-life-imprisonment\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese police detain protesting sister of Tibetan businessman serving life imprisonment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chinese police have taken into custody Gonpo Kyi and her husband, Choekyong, after they staged a protest for justice in front of the Tibet Autonomous Region Higher People\u2019s Court on 13 December, according to credible sources. Gonpo Kyi, also known as Gontey, had already staged multiple <a href=\"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/family-of-famous-imprisoned-tibetan-businessman-campaign-for-justice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sit-ins<\/a> in front of the court against the unjust sentencing of her brother, Dorjee Tashi, to life imprisonment in 2010, according to credible sources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Formerly a successful businessman, Dorjee Tashi was arrested in July 2008, shortly after the spring 2008 pan-Tibet protests against Chinese rule. He was initially accused of supporting the Tibetan protesters but was later sentenced to life imprisonment on trumped-up charges of financial fraud, which were <a href=\"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/family-of-famous-imprisoned-tibetan-businessman-campaign-for-justice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">refuted<\/a> by his family members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During Gonpo Kyi\u2019s past protests, she has been <a href=\"https:\/\/savetibet.org\/police-shove-protesting-sister-of-tibetan-prisoner-into-white-vehicle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">manhan<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/police-shove-protesting-sister-of-tibetan-prisoner-into-white-vehicle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">d<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/savetibet.org\/police-shove-protesting-sister-of-tibetan-prisoner-into-white-vehicle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">led<\/a> by police, <a href=\"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/chinese-police-brutality-toward-tibetan-woman-seen-in-videos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">beaten<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/police-forcibly-remove-imprisoned-tibetans-protesting-sister\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">forcibly removed<\/a>, visually blocked by a <a href=\"https:\/\/savetibet.org\/police-use-banner-to-hide-protest-by-imprisoned-tibetans-sister\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">banner wall<\/a>, held in overnight detention and threatened with imprisonment for continuing her protests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite the threats and violations of her right to express her opinions and thoughts, Gonpo Kyi remains steadfast in her demand for the release of her brother.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dorjee Tashi is known to have been subjected to <a href=\"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/testimony-reveals-pre-trial-torture-of-tibetan-businessman-philanthropist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">torture<\/a> during pretrial detention in 2008 and is currently in poor health within the Tibet Autonomous Region Prison No. 1, also known as Drapchi Prison.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dorjee Tashi<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) has previously documented the torture of the renowned Tibetan businessman and philanthropist Dorjee Tashi during his pre-trial detention, as well as his family\u2019s tireless <a href=\"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/family-of-famous-imprisoned-tibetan-businessman-campaign-for-justice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">advocacy<\/a> for justice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both the United States and the European Union have raised concerns about the arbitrary detention of Dorjee Tashi. Notably, the European Union called for his immediate and unconditional release, along with the release of others, during its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eeas.europa.eu\/delegations\/china\/statement-eu-delegation-china-international-human-rights-day-3_en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">statement<\/a> on the occasion of International Human Rights Day on 10 December.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The United States also acknowledged the detention of Dorjee Tashi in its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/reports\/2022-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices\/china\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2022<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/reports\/2021-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices\/china\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2021<\/a> State Department Country Reports on Human Rights Practices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/savetibet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Picture1-200x105.png 200w, https:\/\/savetibet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Picture1-370x194.png 370w, https:\/\/savetibet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Picture1-400x210.png 400w, https:\/\/savetibet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Picture1-600x315.png 600w, https:\/\/savetibet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Picture1-700x368.png 700w, https:\/\/savetibet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Picture1.png 750w\" src=\"https:\/\/savetibet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Picture1-700x368.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"368\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Gonpo Kyi holding a sign saying \u201cTibet\u2019s higher people\u2019s court perverts the law\u201d in front of the Tibet Autonomous Region Higher People\u2019s Court in Lhasa on 31 January 2023.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"caption-attachment-2466774\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/savetibet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Picture2-200x150.png 200w, https:\/\/savetibet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Picture2-370x277.png 370w, https:\/\/savetibet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Picture2-400x300.png 400w, https:\/\/savetibet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Picture2-600x450.png 600w, https:\/\/savetibet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Picture2-700x525.png 700w, https:\/\/savetibet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Picture2.png 750w\" src=\"https:\/\/savetibet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Picture2-700x525.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"caption-attachment-2466775\"><em>Gonpo Kyi and her husband, Choekyong, holding a sign that reads \u2018Dorjee Tashi is not guilty\u2019 in front of Dorjee Tashi\u2019s Yak Hotel in Lhasa earlier this year.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chinese police have taken into custody Gonpo Kyi and her husband, Choekyong, after they staged a protest for justice in front of the Tibet Autonomous Region Higher People\u2019s Court on 13 December, according to credible sources.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":12989,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"categorie":[691],"news_tag":[718],"class_list":["post-12988","nieuws","type-nieuws","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","categorie-news","news_tag-political-prisonersrepression"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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