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For more than two years, a Tibetan woman named Gonpo Kyi has been seeking the release of her falsely accused brother, Dorjee Tashi. Last month a Chinese court ruled against her, putting justice for her younger brother even further out of reach.
Undeterred by multiple detentions, police manhandling and other forms of cruel treatment, Gonpo Kyi staged a sit-in again on 20 February 2024 in front of the Higher People’s Court of the Tibet Autonomous Region in Lhasa, seeking justice for her brother, Dorjee Tashi, who is serving a life sentence in Drapchi Prison.
As she returned once again to protest on 15 May, Gonpo Kyi, the elder sister of imprisoned Tibetan former businessman Dorjee Tashi, was forcibly dragged into a white police vehicle. Her status is unknown.
As the elder sister of imprisoned Tibetan former businessman Dorjee Tashi returned to protest again on 10 May, Chinese police forcibly removed her from the protest site after first repeating the tactic of blocking the area around her from public view with barriers.
Apparently undeterred by a police beating during her protest a little over one month ago, Gonpo Kyi (Chinese: Gongbao Ji), elder sister of imprisoned former Tibetan businessman Dorjee Tashi, returned to protest in front of the Tibet Autonomous Region Higher People’s Court on 23 April 2023.
Gonpo Kyi, elder sister of the imprisoned Tibetan former businessman Dorjee Tashi, was detained and beaten by Chinese police this week for continuing her protest seeking justice for her brother.
After exhausting all official mechanisms to find justice for the famous Tibetan businessman Dorjee Tashi, his family members have now resorted to open advocacy for his release.
A delegation of the European External Action Service (EEAS) undertook a rare side visit to the so-called Tibet Autonomous Region from 13-15 June as part of the 39th EU-China Human Rights Dialogue.
As the United Nations prepares to take up China’s report at the upcoming Universal Periodic Review at the end of January, the accelerating deterioration in Tibet demands that UN member states scrutinize China and that the UN adopts strong language on Tibet in its concluding report.
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’s Court on 13 December, according to credible sources.