Portrait of Tsering Tashi
Photo: International Campaign for Tibet · Used with permission arranged by V-TAG, 2026-10-15
Record
SI-104
Date
Place
Main street of Amchok township, Sangchu (Ch: Xiahe) County
Region
Amdo
Age
22
Outcome
Died
Other spellings
Tsebey, Tsering Tashi (Tsebey)

What happened

According to ICT, Tsering Tashi carried out a self-immolation protest on the main street of Amchok township on 12 January 2013 and died. Tibetans who knew him described him to ICT as "good-natured and polite", with a keen love of horses and horse racing.

Aftermath

ICT reported that Chinese security forces and Public Security Bureau officials arrived in several vehicles, barred monks of Amchok Monastery and local Tibetans from offering prayers, and ordered his family to cremate him without delay, threatening them when they asked to carry out the customary religious rites.

Sources & References

Primary records