Dec 10: Gedun Gyatso 2018 / Gedun Gyatso A second self-immolation has been reported as taking place on December 9, the day following DrukKpa’s protest. Gedun Gyatso, a teenager thought to be a 17 year old monk, set himself on fire in Heroes Street in Ngaba. It appears that he did not survive. The read more →

Dec 8: DrugKho UPDATED 2018/ DrugKho, 22, self-immolated in protest against Chinese rule in Tibet outside Ngaba County Public Security Bureau. Radio Free Asia reported at the time that their sources in the region were unable to discuss the event, although they did confirm that it took place. The only information that has been read more →

Nov 8: Dhorbo 2018/Dhorbe, 23, a young Tibetan man, has set himself on fire in Ngaba County in Amdo in eastern Tibet. He died during his protest and it is not known what has happened to his remains. During his protest he is reported to have shouted, “Long Live the Dalai Lama” and read more →

Mar 7: Tsekho Tukchak 2018/ Tsekho Tukchak, also known as Tsekho Topchag, in his early 40s, self-immolated in Meruma township in Ngaba county in Sichuan. A source told Radio Free Asia that at the time of his self-immolation, Tsekho called out, “Long live His Holiness the Dalai Lama and freedom for Tibet” and continued, read more →

Dec 23: Koenpe 2017 /Koenpe, a young Tibetan man in his late 20s, self-immolated near Kirti monastery in Ngaba in Tibet on December 23 and died in hospital the following day. The incident took place on “martyr’s lane” where many people have self-immolated and a video circulating on social media showed him engulfed read more →

Nov 26: Ven Tengha 2017/ Ven Tengha, 65, monk self-immolated on November 26 in Kardze in Kham, in eastern Tibet. Reports are coming through that Ven Tengha shouted slogans calling for Tibetan freedom while carrying out his protest. Reports and videos circulating online show that officials arrived on the scene and doused the flames before setting read more →

Jul 29: Passang Dhondup 2017/Passang Dhondup, 48, a wood painter at Norbulingka Institute in Sidhpur near Dharamshala, died on July 29 in a self-immolation protest against the illegal Chinese occupation of Tibet. He died at around 3pm at Lhagyal Ri on the Kora – the circumambulation path around His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s residence read more →

Jul 14: Tenzin Choeying 2017/ Tenzin Choeying, 19, a third year student at the Central University for Tibetan Studies, died on July 22 after dousing himself with kerosene and setting himself on fire on July 14 outside the entrance to his hall of residence in Varanasi. As he burned he shouted, “Victory to Tibet”. read more →

May 19: Jamyang Losal 2017 / Jamyang Losal, 22, a monk from Gyerteng Monastry in Kagtsa’s Nangra township, self-immolated near the People’s Hospital in Kangtsa county in Qinghai’s Tsojang Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. He did not survive his protest; the police removed his body and have not responded to requests from the family to release read more →