Record
SI-149
Date
Place
Main square (the CTA gives Gesar Square), Kyegudo (Ch: Yushu)
Region
Kham
Age
Late twenties (unconfirmed)
Affiliation
Monk
Outcome
Outcome unknown ICT: whereabouts and welfare not known. CTA lists: Died. (unconfirmed)
Other spellings
Sonam Topgyal

What happened

According to ICT, citing Tibetan exile sources, Sonam Tobgyal, a monk in his late twenties, set fire to himself in the main square of Kyegudo (Ch: Yushu) amid heightened security around the Dalai Lama's 80th birthday. He was taken away alive by Chinese armed police and was believed to be in hospital.

Aftermath

Taken away by Chinese armed police (ICT).

Labelled unconfirmed: age, outcome. The sources differ or do not confirm these details; both versions are kept in the record.

Sources & References

Primary records