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Hada

1955

Nationality
People's Republic of China
Occupation
political activist

Hada (Mongolian: ᠬᠠᠳᠠ, Mongolian Cyrillic: Хада; Chinese: 哈達; pinyin: Hādá, born November 29, 1955) is an ethnic Mongol activist, who has campaigned for self-determination of Southern Mongolia (the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China).

Incarceration history

Facilities

  1. Chifeng Prison
    Dates unknown

Biography

Hada (Mongolian: ᠬᠠᠳᠠ, Mongolian Cyrillic: Хада; Chinese: 哈達; pinyin: Hādá, born November 29, 1955) is an ethnic Mongol activist, who has campaigned for self-determination of Southern Mongolia (the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China). He was detained for 15 years in prison in Chifeng. He was released from prison on December 10, 2010, but still detained in an detention centre in Inner Mongolia. In December 2014 he was released from detention. Upon his release he was put on house arrest, which he continued to be in up until he suffered catastrophic organ failure in January of 2025 and was rushed to the hospital. Since his release from the hospital his status has been unknown. Before being sent to the hospital, Hada was nominated for the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize by four Japanese Members of Parliament and two US Congressmen.

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