Tenzin Phuntsog |丁増朋措
Info: This the first self-immolation to occur in the Tibet Autonomous Region, and the 13th since Kirti monk Tapey set himself on fire on February 27, 2009. The self-immolations have mainly occurred in...
View ArticleSonam Dargye |索南达杰
Thousands of people gathered in an ethnic Tibetan area of China’s western Qinghai province Sunday to mourn the death of a farmer (Sonam Dargye) who set himself on fire Saturday to protest Chinese...
View ArticleDolkar Tso |珍尕措
Around 300 monks sat down on the streets for a prayer protest in eastern Tibet after they were barred by Chinese authorities from paying their last respects to Dolkar Tso, Wednesday afternoon. Dolkar...
View ArticleKharbum Gyal |卡本加
On Thursday, November 15, 2012, second tibetan, Kharbum Gyal, a teenaged set himself on fire in the [Tsemo region of Rebkong, eastern Tibet] earlier today and passed away in his protest.
View ArticleTenzin Dolma |当增卓玛
Tibetan media sources identified the woman as Tenzin Dolma, aged 23 and a resident of Tsenmo Goge village in Rebgong, the county in which most of the recent self-immolations have taken place. She set...
View ArticleWangchen Norbu |旺青诺布
Wangchen Norbu, 25, died after burning himself on November 19, 2012 around 8 pm in Kangtsa (Chinese: Gangca), an area adjacent to the hometown of the late Panchen Lama in Tsoshar (Chinese: Haidong)...
View ArticleThinley Namgyal |赤勒朗加
DHARAMSHALA, April 15: A Tibetan man today set himself on fire to protest against China’s occupation of Tibet, said Tawu Lobsang Jinpa, a Tibetan living in exile with close contacts in a region....
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