Record
SI-049
Date
Place
Kyegu town near Dhondupling Monastery, Kyegudo (Ch: Yushu)
Region
Kham
Age
Forties
Outcome
Outcome unknown Taken away by Chinese security personnel; no further information (Phayul via ICT). CTA lists: Injured and whereabouts unknown.
Other spellings
Dekyi Choezom

What happened

Phayul, cited by ICT, reported that Dickyi Choezom, a mother of two in her forties, set fire to herself in Kyegu town near Dhondupling Monastery on 27 June 2012. Chinese security personnel put out the flames and took her away, reportedly to a hospital in Siling (Ch: Xining). Her protest followed local protests against land seizures and redevelopment plans imposed after the 2010 earthquake.

Aftermath

According to an exile monk quoted by Phayul, Chinese security forces arrested two of her relatives; they were released later that day after many Tibetans gathered to demand their release, but had reportedly been badly beaten.

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