Dorjee, 18-years old, set fire to himself today and walked towards the local government office in Cha township, Ngaba. Dorjee shouted slogans against the Chinese government’s policies on Tibet. It is believed that he died at the scene, and that...

Rinchen, a Tibetan mother-of-three or four children, set herself on fire outside a military base near Kirti monastery in Ngaba. During her protest Rinchen shouted slogans including “Return His Holiness to Tibet” and “We need freedom”. She died of her injuries. Rinchen was married...

38-yer old Damchoe Sangpo,  a member of Bongthak monastery’s Democratic Management Committee, set himself on fire and died. His protest has been linked to objections he had to a rigorous “patriotic education” campaign at his monastery as well as the...

Lobsang Gyatso, 19, set himself on fire in Ngaba and shoutted slogans of protest against China’s rule in Tibet. Chinese armed police and special police officers came almost immediately and extinguished the fire and took him away while beating him....

“As a child Tenzin Choedron went to primary school in Cha township for three years, and after that became a nun at Mame nunnery. There are 12 members in her family, and she is the eldest of four brothers and...

Sonam Rabyang, 35-year old Tibetan monk, set himself on fire in Tridu. Sonam is believed to have survived his protest but was in a critical condition in a military hospital in Xining city. He has serious lung damage and his right...

Rinzin Dorjee set himself on fire at a primary school early in Ngaba, Amdo. He is believed to have been alive after his self-immolation, although “on the verge of death,” according to sources. He was taken away by police and soldiers, first to...