Record
SI-157
Date
Place
Kardze (Ch: Ganzi) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (the CTA gives Nyagrong (Ch: Xinlong) County) (unconfirmed)
Region
Kham
Age
30
Outcome
Outcome unknown ICT: unknown, believed unlikely to have survived. CTA lists: Unknown.

What happened

According to ICT, footage emerged of a self-immolation protest on 15 April 2017 by Wangchuk Tseten, a father of three from Kardze (Ch: Ganzi) Prefecture. The footage showed Chinese security forces at the scene; ICT said it was not known whether he was still alive, though it was believed unlikely.

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

Sources & References

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