Record
SI-050
Date
Place
Main market, Damshung (Ch: Dangxiong), the so-called Tibet Autonomous Region
Region
Ü-Tsang
Age
22
Affiliation
Nomad
Outcome
Died CTA lists: Died on 10 July 2012.

What happened

Phayul, cited by ICT, reported that Tsewang Dorjee, a 22-year-old nomad from Damshung in central Tibet, set fire to himself on 7 July 2012, calling out slogans and for the long life of the Dalai Lama. Chinese security forces arrived within minutes, put out the flames and took him to hospital.

Aftermath

According to a Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile press release reported by Phayul, the whole Damshung area was placed under lockdown and people who witnessed the protest were arrested.

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