A young Tibetan man has died after self-immolating in protest of Chinese occupation, becoming the sixth to do so in just two days. Phayul reports that Kalsang Jinpa, an 18-year-old nomad, set himself on fire in front of Rongwo Monastery in Rebkong on Thursday. He died at the scene. Before his fiery protest, Kalsang Jinpa […]

Reports are coming in that four, possibly five, Tibetans self-immolated in protest of Chinese occupation on Wednesday. Phayul is reporting that three teenage monks self-immolated Wednesday afternoon outside a police station in Ngaba, Tibet. The three teens — Dorjee, 15; Samdup, 16; and Dorjee Kyab, 16 — are monks at Ngoshul Monastery, near Ngaba. Dorjee […]

A 25-year-old farmer and thangka painter has become the latest Tibetan to self-immolate in protest of Chinese occupation. The man, identified as Dorje Lungdup, set himself on fire Sunday morning in the Rebkong region of Amdo, also known as China’s Qinghai Province. He died at the scene, leaving behind a wife and two daughters. The […]

At least seven Tibetans self-immolated to protest Chinese occupation last week, the largest number in a week since the wave of immolation protests began. Cousins Tsepo, 20, and Tenzin, 25, set themselves on fire in front of a government building in Biru County, north of Lhasa, on Thursday. Tsepo reportedly died at the scene; Tsepo […]

Tibet Post International is reporting that two Tibetan men died in separate self-immolation protests inside Tibet today. Tragically, this marks the 4th and 5th self-immolation protests in less than a week. The protesters were 21-year-old Tsephak Kyab of Sangchu county and Lhamo Tseten, a man in his twenties with a two-year-old daughter. The two men died shortly after […]

A third Tibetan man has died after self-immolating in protest of Chinese occupation in just four days. Phayul.com reports that Dorjee Rinchen, who was in his late fifties, set himself on fire near a Chinese army camp in Sangchu County on Tuesday afternoon. Dorjee apparently died at the scene, and his family took his body. […]

Two more Tibetans have died after self-immolating in the past two days. On Saturday, a 27-year-old named Lhamo Kyap self-immolated in the Amdo region (Sangchu county) of Eastern Tibet. Lhamo reportedly died of his injuries and was transported by locals to Ngonbo Thang Monastery and then to his home. He is survived by a 29-year-old wife and two […]

Another Tibetan has died after self-immolating in protest of Chinese occupation. Tamdin Dorjee, 52, set himself alight near a monastery in Tsoe, Kanlho, in northeastern Tibet (also known as China’s Gansu Province) on Saturday. The International Campaign for Tibet said Chinese troops poured into the area after the immolation.

Radio Free Asia is reporting that a Tibetan man, Gudrub, 41, self-immolated in protest of Chinese rule and died at Driru county in the Nagchu prefecture of the Tibet Autonomous Region. He is the 53rd Tibetan known to have self-immolated as protest within Tibet since February 2009, and the third to do so this week. We very […]

Various sources are reporting that a 27-year-old man in the Kham region of Eastern Tibet has self-immolated in protest of Chinese occupation. Wearing traditional Tibetan clothing and calling for the return of the Dalai Lama and the Karmapa, the man, named Yungdrun, set himself alight in the town of Toegey, Dzatoe, on Saturday. According to […]