Tibetan woman in detention jump while seeking to visit imprisoned brother

8 months ago

According to the videos, on August 18, Gonmo Kyi attempted to request permission to see Dorje Tashi at Chushur (Qushui) prison. Security police monitoring her activities detained her, holding her in the Yak Hotel, owned by her imprisoned brother before his properties were seized after his arrest. “I don’t even have the right to see the prisoner,” she said in a video statement that day. “Local police dragged me back and forth like an animal and detained me inside the guesthouse.”

Police continued holding her at the guesthouse the following day, preventing her from leaving. In a video yesterday (August 19), Gonmo Kyi stated: “Local police put me in here [Yak Hotel] like a prisoner.” In the video, several people in civilian clothing can be seen blocking the door of the guesthouse. In today’s video, Gonmo Kyi is seen on the ground after apparently jumping from the second floor, with an individual in a face mask telling her not to film or photograph the scene.

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