Record
SI-155
Date
Place
A street in Machu (Ch: Maqu) County, Kanlho (Ch: Gannan) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
Region
Amdo
Age
Thirties
Outcome
Died

What happened

According to ICT, Tashi Rabten was heard calling for the Dalai Lama to return to Tibet as he set fire to himself in Machu (Ch: Maqu) on 8 December 2016, and he died. Video circulated on social media later showed Chinese security forces arriving to take him away.

Aftermath

Chinese security forces took his body away (ICT, from video circulated on social media).

Sources & References

Primary records