Sonam Tso | Tibetan Self-Immolation Memorial

Record: SI-154
Date: 23 March 2016
Place: Near a monastery (the CTA names Sera Monastery), Dotsa township, Dzoege (Ch: Ruo’ergai) County
Region: Amdo
Age: 50s
Outcome: Died

What happened

According to Radio Free Asia's Tibetan Service, as cited by ICT, Sonam Tso, a mother of five believed to be in her fifties, set fire to herself near a monastery in Dzoege (Ch: Ruo’ergai) County on 23 March 2016 in protest against Chinese rule, and died. News of her protest emerged only in May 2016.

Sources & References

Primary records

Self-immolation fact sheet International Campaign for Tibet · 2026-07-03
Fact Sheet on Tibetan Self-Immolation Protests in Tibet Since February 2009 Central Tibetan Administration · 2022-03-14

News reports and other sources

Tibetan Mother of Five Burns to Death to Protest Chinese Rule Radio Free Asia · 2016-05-06

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