Date: Friday, September, 15, 1995
Detentions in connection with the Panchen Lama Reincarnation Dispute, May - August 1995
Total reported arrests: 48
Names of 30 are known.
Two of these are reported have been released.
List is in approximate order of arrest.
Chadrel Rinpoche, also named Champa Trinley, lama, abbot of Tashilhunpo, former head of monastery's management committee, aged 55; detained about 17 th May, Chengdu
Champa, also named Chung-la or Champa Chung, monk at Tashilhunpo, assistant to Chadrel Rimpoche, age about 50: detained about 17th May, Chengdu; in custody in Shigatse from late June
Samdrup, from Shigatse, aged 30-40, businessman, manger of the Dram (Chinese: Zhangmu) office of the Tibet Gang-gyan Corporation, detained 30th May at Tingri, southern Tibet
Gonpo, businessman, representative of Tashilhunpo at the Tibet Gang-gyan Corporation's Lhasa Business Office, detained on 10th June, released late August
Topgyal, businessman, manager of the Tibet Gang-gyan Corporation's Lhasa Business Office, detained in June, released late August
Gyaltrul Rinpoche, also named Champa Tenzin, Tashilhunpo lama, former member of Monastery's management Committee, aged over 50, detained on the night of 12/13th July from Tashilhunpo
Shepa Kalsang, also named Thubten Kalsang, senior monk at Tashilhunpo monastery in Shigatse, former secretary or "so-pon" to the 10th Panchen Lama, age over 50; detained on the night of 12/13th July from Tashilhunpo
Lhakpa Tsering, senior monk at Tashilhunpo monastery in Shigatse, age over 50; detained on the night of 12/13th July from Tashilhunpo
Ringkar Ngawang, senior monk at Tashilhunpo monastery in Shigatse, age over 50; detained on the night of 12/13th July from Tashilhunpo
Ngodrup, known as Cham-pon ["Dance-master"] Ngodrup, because he is in charge of the monastic dance rituals, monk at Tashilhunpo monastery in Shigatse, age under 30; detained on the night of 12/13th July from Tashilhunpo
Tenzin, monk at Tashilhunpo monastery in Shigatse, age under 30; detained on the night of 12/13th July from Tashilhunpo
Tendor, monk at Tashilhunpo monastery in Shigatse, age under 30; detained on the night of 12/13th July from Tashilhunpo
Sherab, monk at Tashilhunpo monastery in Shigatse, age under 30; detained on the night of 12/13th July from Tashilhunpo
Tashi Dondrup, monk at Tashilhunpo monastery in Shigatse, age under 30; detained on the night of 12/13th July from Tashilhunpo
Tsering Phuntsog, monk at Tashilhunpo monastery in Shigatse, age under 30; detained on the night of 12/13th July from Tashilhunpo
Chungdag, monk at Tashilhunpo monastery in Shigatse, age under 30; detained on the night of 12/13th July from Tashilhunpo
Pema, monk at Tashilhunpo monastery in Shigatse, age under 30; detained on the night of 12/13th July from Tashilhunpo
Penpa Tsering, monk at Tashilhunpo monastery in Shigatse, age under 30; detained on the night of 12/13th July from Tashilhunpo
Buchung, monk at Tashilhunpo monastery in Shigatse, age under 30; detained on the night of 12/13th July from Tashilhunpo
Sonam Phuntsog, known as Soephun, monk at Tashilhunpo monastery in Shigatse, age under 30; detained on the night of 12/13th July from Tashilhunpo
Tenzin, known as Ngag-khang Tenzin, because he is in charge of the Ngag-khang or Tantric Temple, monk at Tashilhunpo monastery in Shigatse, age under 30; detained on the night of 12/13th July from Tashilhunpo
Gendun, known as Amdo Gendun, because he comes from Amdo in North-Eastern Tibet, monk at Tashilhunpo monastery in Shigatse, age under 30; detained on the night of 12/13th July from Tashilhunpo
Lobsang Tseten, monk at Tashilhunpo monastery in Shigatse, age under 30; detained on the night of 12/13th July from Tashilhunpo
Wangchug, monk at Tashilhunpo monastery in Shigatse, age under 30; detained on the night of 12/13th July from Tashilhunpo
Dorje Gyaltsen, from Shigatse, monk at Tashilhunpo monastery in Shigatse, age under 30; detained on the night of 12/13th July from Tashilhunpo; reported to have been hospitalised due to severe beatings during or after arrest
Pema Dorje; monk at Tashilhunpo monastery in Shigatse, age under 30; detained on the night of 12/13th July from Tashilhunpo
Lhakpa Tsering (not to be confused with the older monk of the same name), monk at Tashilhunpo monastery in Shigatse, age under 30; detained on the night of 12/13th July from Tashilhunpo
Lobsang Dawa, monk at Tashilhunpo monastery in Shigatse, age under 30; detained on the night of 12/13th July from Tashilhunpo
Tsering Gonpo, monk at Tashilhunpo monastery in Shigatse, age under 30; detained on the night of 12/13th July from Tashilhunpo
Tra-sil, a lay woman from Lhasa, aged about 50, detained in Tsomonling area of Lhasa, on or around 12th August
Names not known:
8 monks from Tashilhunpo are believed to have been detained during the police raid on the night of 12/13th July
5 lay women are believed to have been detained in or just outside Tashilhunpo during the day on 12th July
2 monks were detained during a demonstration in the Barkor, Lhasa, on 12th July, reportedly related to Shigatse events
3 monks from Tashilhunpo are believed to have been detained on 22nd July.
