Portrait of Kayang
Photo: International Campaign for Tibet · Used with permission arranged by V-TAG, 2026-10-15
Record
SI-010
Date
Place
Main road, Ngaba (Ch: Aba) county town
Region
Amdo
Age
18
Affiliation
Former monk of Kirti Monastery
Outcome
Died Died after the protest (ICT). CTA lists: died on 08/10/2011.
Other spellings
Khaying, Lhungyang

What happened

According to ICT, Kayang and Choepel, two former Kirti monks who may have been expelled from the monastery, set fire to themselves together on the main road of Ngaba county town on 7 October 2011. Security personnel put out the flames and took them to the county hospital, and both young men died. ICT noted that a cousin of Kayang was among the Tibetans killed in the 2008 crackdown in Ngaba.

Sources & References

Primary records