Portrait of Tsering Dundrup
Photo: International Campaign for Tibet · Used with permission arranged by V-TAG, 2026-10-15
Record
SI-086
Date
Place
Near a mining site in Amchok, Sangchu (Ch: Xiahe) County
Region
Amdo
Age
24 (unconfirmed)
Affiliation
Farmer and nomad
Outcome
Outcome unknown ICT lists his wellbeing as unknown; CTA lists: Died on 20/11/2012; Phayul (cited by ICT in the entry for Kunchok Tsering) says he died in his protest. (unconfirmed)
Other spellings
Tsering Dhondup

What happened

According to ICT, Tsering Dundrup, a farmer and nomad from Amchok in Sangchu (Ch: Xiahe) County, set fire to himself at around 9 am on 20 November 2012. The CTA places the protest in front of a local mining site in Amchok, and Phayul later reported he was a father of three who died in his protest.

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

Sources & References

Primary records