Portrait of Palden Choetso
Photo: International Campaign for Tibet · Used with permission arranged by V-TAG, 2026-10-15
Record
SI-014
Date
Place
Near her nunnery, Tawu (Ch: Daofu) county
Region
Kham
Age
35
Affiliation
Ganden Jangchup Choeling Nunnery (nun)
Outcome
Died Died soon after the protest (ICT; CTA: died 03/11/2011).
Other spellings
Choesang

What happened

According to ICT, Palden Choetso, a 35-year-old nun, set fire to herself near her nunnery in Tawu on 3 November 2011. A source in exile told ICT that the nuns carried her back to the nunnery, where she died soon afterwards as they prayed for her; Chinese state media (Xinhua) also confirmed her death.

Aftermath

According to the same exile source, the local authorities locked down the area, closed a major road in Tawu and deployed troops to the nunnery.

Sources & References

Primary records