A former Chinese political prisoner, Lukar Jam went on to become President of the non-profit Gu-Chu-Sum, dedicated to the welfare of Tibetan political prisoners..
Lukar Jam Atsok
Tibetan poet
Lukar Jam Atsok or commonly Lukar Jam, born 1972,[1] in Tsolho Dragkartri district,[2][3] in Amdo, Tibet.[1] He is a Tibetan refugee and political activist that ran for Prime Minister (Tibetan: Sikyong) of the Tibetan Government-in-Exile in Dharamshala, India in 2016.
Some exile Tibetans are angry with Sikyong candidate Lukar Jam Atsok for criticizing HH's policies.
A former Chinese political prisoner, Lukar Jam went on to become President of the non-profit Gu-Chu-Sum, dedicated to the welfare of Tibetan political prisoners. He has worked as a civil servant with the Tibetan Government-in-Exile and currently lives in the Tibetan enclave of McLeod Ganj, high above Dharamsala, India in the western foothills of the Himalayas.[3]
Biography
The Chinese authorities arrested him in March 1993, together with his friends Tsegon Thar[4] and Namloyak,[5] on his return to Tibet after studying for a year in India in a Tibetan school in exile.
Unable to lead a normal life due to const