On 4 November a young Tibetan man named Dopo set himself on fire and shouted slogans including “May the Dalai Lama live long!”

Dopo, age 23, is from Jakorma village, Ngaba County. His father’s name is Chopa, and his mother, Trinle Kyi, passed away a few years ago. He had been living at the house of his uncle Jampal Drakpa.

No details of where his body was taken by the Chinese authorities, or of the situation of the bereaved relatives.