Portrait of Tsering Kyi
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Record
SI-028
Date
Place
Vegetable market, Machu (Ch: Maqu) town
Region
Amdo
Age
19 (unconfirmed)
Affiliation
Student, Tibetan Middle School, Machu
Outcome
Died Died on 3 March 2012 (ICT; CTA: died 03/03/12).

What happened

According to ICT, Tsering Kyi, a 19-year-old pupil at the Tibetan Middle School in Machu, set fire to herself in the vegetable market of Machu town on the afternoon of 3 March 2012 and died.

Aftermath

ICT reported that the authorities blockaded her school, imposed a tight military lockdown on the area and checked people’s mobile phones to stop images of the protest from spreading.

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

Sources & References

Primary records