The Tibet Post reports that another Tibetan has self-immolated in protest of Chinese occupation, bringing the total number of immolations by Tibetans to 90 since 2009. Konchok Kyab, 29, set himself on fire near a gas station in Dzoge County, northeasten Tibet, on Friday morning. Chinese police arrived on the scene quickly and brought Kyab […]

The Tibet Post is reporting two new cases of fatal self-immolation in Tibet: that of 21-year-old Wande Khar, and that of 31-year-old Tsering Tashi. According to the report, Wande Khar “set himself on fire at around 7pm Tibet time on November 28 in Tsoe city, Gansu Province,” calling for “the return of His Holiness the […]

At least two more people are dead in the ongoing wave of self-immolation protests against China’s occupation of Tibet. Voice of America reports that an 18-year-old man named Sangay Tashi set himself on fire late Tuesday evening in Sangchu, Eastern Tibet, while shouting slogans for Tibetan independence and the return of the Dalai Lama. He […]

Tibetan news sources are reporting that five more people have self-immolated in eastern Tibet in the past three days. Gonpo Tsering, a 24-year-old father of three young children, set himself on fire in front of the Ala Deu-go Monastery in Luchu region of Kanlho Monday evening, while calling for freedom and independence in Tibet. He […]

Two more young Tibetan men are dead after self-immolating on Thursday, bringing the total number of Tibetans to self-immolate since 2009 to at least 80. Tadin Kyab, 23, self-immolated in the town of Luchu, in eastern Tibet, on Thursday evening. The Central Tibet Administration reports that someone who knew Tadin said he had talked about […]

Chinese state media are reporting that two more Tibetans have died after self-immolating in protest of China’s occupation of Tibet. Thirty-five-year-old Tsering Dongri (identified by other sources as Tsering Dundrup) set himself on fire near a remote gold mine in Gansu on Tuesday. A man in his 20s, identified as Wangchen Norbu, self-immolated later on […]

Two more Tibetans died this weekend after self-immolating in protest of China’s occupation of Tibet. On Saturday, a 24-year-old man named Sangdhak Tsering self-immolated in Rebkong, eastern Tibet. He died from his injuries, leaving behind a three-year-old child. Earlier in the day, Chagmo Kyi, a taxi driver and mother of two, died after setting herself […]

As Phayul.com reported yesterday, “a British national Tibetan Buddhist monk has self-immolated within his monastery premises in France Thursday afternoon. “Speaking to Phayul, an official of the Nalanda Monastery, Labastide-Saint-Georges in Tarn district of southern France, identified the monk as Tunden, 38.” Reason for the self-immolation is at this time unknown. Nalanda has posted a note […]

News reports from Tibet say that two more people have died after self-immolating in protest of China’s continued occupation of Tibet. Phayul.com reports that a 23-year-old woman, Tangzin Dolma, died after setting herself on fire in the Tsemo Region of Rebkong, Eastern Tibet. A large funeral is reportedly being planned for her. Earlier on Thursday, […]

Two Tibetan men died in self-immolation protests yesterday, becoming the eighth and ninth to self-immolate in just the past week. Both immolations happened in the village of Dowa, in Rebkong County, where three other immolations have happened this month. The first man was Nyingkar Tashi, 24, who reportedly set himself alight in the afternoon during a […]