Chugtso | Tibetan Self-Immolation Memorial

Record: SI-122
Date: 16 April 2013
Place: Near Jonang Monastery, Dzamthang (Ch: Rangtang) County (CTA)
Region: Amdo
Age: 20
Outcome: Died
Other spellings: Jugtso

What happened

ICT lists Chugtso, aged 20, as having died after a self-immolation protest in Dzamthang county on 16 April 2013, citing Radio Free Asia, which reported that thousands of Tibetans gathered after the young mother’s protest. The CTA records that it took place near Jonang Monastery in Dzamthang.

Sources & References

Primary records

Self-immolation fact sheet International Campaign for Tibet · 2026-07-03
Fact Sheet on Tibetan Self-Immolation Protests in Tibet Since February 2009 Central Tibetan Administration · 2022-03-14

News reports and other sources

Thousands Gather After Young Tibetan Mother Self-Immolates Radio Free Asia · 2013-04-16

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