China: sister of Tibetan political prisoner obstructed as she resumes protest (Update)
Event- Country
- China
- Initial Date
- Apr 24, 2023
- Event Description
Gonmo Kyi has continued her protests against the ongoing imprisonment of her brother, the businessman Dorjee Tashi.
Dorjee Tashi has already spent more than 15 years in prison but his family, including his elder sister, Gonmo Kyi, have maintained that he was never given a fair trial.
The latest protest took place on Monday 24 April in front of Tibet Higher People’s Court in Lhasa.
In videos received by Tibet Watch on 25 April, Gonmo Kyi can be seen holding up a sign as police try to hide her from view by surrounding her with black material.
In the background of one video, Dorjee Tseten, brother of Dorjee Tashi and Gonmo Kyi, can be heard saying: “Today, my sister is forcibly covered into this black cloth, because she refuses to leave and keeps protesting in front of the court.”
This is followed by two more videos, in which Dorjee Tseten says:
“She [Gonmo Kyi] protests for a fair trial for her brother’s case but the court opposed his fair trial. Some Chinese security personnel concealed her with black cloth”, and:
Hello everyone, just take a look, this is Dorjee Tashi’s sister Gonmo Kyi. She keeps calling for fair trial for her brother, but Tibet Higher People’s Court not only defined the fair trial but also covered her with black cloth and detained her.”
- Impact of Event
- 1
- Gender of HRD
- Woman
- Violation
- Administrative Harassment
- Rights Concerned
- Freedom of expression
- Offline
- Right to healthy and safe environment
- Right to Protest
- Freedom of expression
- HRD
- WHRD
- Perpetrator-State
- Police
- Source
- Monitoring Status
- Pending
- Event Location
Latitude: 29.647690169419512
Longitude: 91.15015914417594
- Event Location
- Summary for Publications
On 24 April 2023, Gonpo Kyi, WHRD and sister of Tibetan political prisoner Dorjee Tashi, was prevented by the police from staging a solo demonstration to demand her brother's release in Lhasa, Tibet, China.