Portrait of Lobsang Tsultrim
Photo: International Campaign for Tibet · Used with permission arranged by V-TAG, 2026-10-15
Record
SI-033
Date
Place
Main road, upper part of Ngaba (Ch: Aba) county town
Region
Amdo
Age
20
Affiliation
Kirti Monastery (monk)
Outcome
Died Died in custody (ICT). CTA lists: died on 19/03/12.

What happened

According to ICT, Lobsang Tsultrim, a 20-year-old Kirti monk who had joined the monastery at the age of eight, set fire to himself on 16 March 2012 and walked along the main road in the upper part of Ngaba county town, shouting slogans against the Chinese government. Chinese armed police knocked him to the ground, put out the flames and took him away.

Aftermath

ICT reported that Chinese security forces took him away in a vehicle while he was still alive, and that he died in custody.

Sources & References

Primary records