Self Immolation
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- 150 Tibetans have self-immolated in Tibet and China since February 27, 2009. A Rinpoche and his niece, died in a fire – according to information from the Tibetan government in exile and Woeser, this may have been a self-immolation that was later erroneously described as a house fire.
- 122 men, 28 women
- 119 of the 150 are known to have died following their protest
- 26 of the Tibetans who self-immolated were 18 or under
- 13 of the 150 were monks at Kirti monastery in Ngaba
- 11 of the 150 are former monks at Kirti monastery in Ngaba (It is currently not known who of the nine chose to disrobe, or were expelled from the monastery by government authorities)
- Two of the 150 were nuns from Mame Dechen Chokorling nunnery in Ngaba
- 149 of the self-immolations have occurred since March 16, 2011
- 10 self-immolations by Tibetans have occurred in exile.
| S.No. | Name | Age | Sex | From | Date | Occupation | Status |
| 146 | Tashi Rabten | In 30s | M | Machu, Gansu | 8th December, 2016 | Unknown | Deceased |
| 147 | Pema Gyaltsen | Unknown | M | Nyarong | 18th March, 2017 | Unknown | Unclear |
| 148 | Wangchuk Tseten | Unknown | M | Kardze, Kham | 15th April, 2017 | Unknown | Unknown (Believed unlikey to have survived) |
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149 |
Chagdor Kyab |
16 | M | Bora, Gansu | 2nd May, 2017 | Student | Unknown |
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150 |
Jamyang Losel |
In 20s | M | Chentsa, Malho | 19th May, 2017 | Monk | Deceased |
