Kunchok’s self immolation took place in Tsangkor town in Gade (Chinese: Gande) county in the Prefecture but Tibetans nearby managed to extinguish the flames. Kunchok was rushed to hospital, and was deeply distressed that he had survived, according to Tibetan...
Thinley Namgyal set himself on fire in protest against Chinese rule. His protest triggered a security alert and a clampdown on information flow, according to sources....
31-years-old Tibetan nun Dolma set fire to herself outside a monastery in Bathang county, Kham. When Tibetans who were circumbulating the Ba Choede monastery, a traditional religious practice, witnessed the self-immolation, they managed to extinguish the flames and take Dolma...
Lobsang Palden, 20, set himself on fire on the sixth anniversary of a deadly crackdown by Chinese authorities on Tibetans in Ngaba. He set himself on fire on the main road in Ngaba and shouted protest slogans while he was on fire...
Twenty-five year old Lobsang Dorje, a former Kirti monk, set fire to himself on the main road near the monastery in Ngaba, after attending a monastic mask dance that morning. He was still alive when he was taken away by police....