Monk tortured and jailed by China for dam protest in critical condition two years on

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(TibetanReview.net, Aug05’26) – A Tibetan Buddhist monk arrested and tortured by China two years ago for peacefully protesting against the building of a controversial dam which was going to inundate his Yena Monastery in Dege County of Kardze Prefecture, Sichuan province, is still only barely alive, lying in hospital in the provincial capital Chengdu, said Washington-based advocacy group International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) Aug 4, citing sources.

Gonpo Tsering, 46, an administrative staff of his monastery, was taken away by Chinese authorities, accused of helping to lead the Feb 2024 protests against China’s planned construction of the Kamtok (Gangtuo) hydropower dam. Local Tibetans and monks oppose...

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