By Tenzin Chokyi

DHARAMSALA, 22 Sept: The whereabouts and well-being of prominent Tibetan Buddhist leader and educator Choktrul Dorje Ten remain unknown more than nine months after his arbitrary detention by Chinese authorities, despite seven formal appeals submitted by his family members and students seeking information about his condition, according to the International Campaign for Tibet (ICT).

Choktrul Dorje Ten, also known as Choktrul Thubten Yeshe Nyima, was detained on or around 4 December 2025. He was the head of Minthang Osel Thegchok Chokhorling Monastery in Minthang, Golok, in Kham, one of the three traditional provinces of Tibet, and founded the Dorje Ten Ethnic Vocational School, a Tibetan-medium institution that was closed following his detention.

According to ICT, his family members and students have since submitted seven separate formal appeals to Chinese authorities requesting information about his whereabouts and p...