- Record
- SI-091
- Date
- Place
- In front of the Golden Horse statue, Serthar (Ch: Seda) County
- Region
- Kham
- Age
- Twenties
- Outcome
- Outcome unknown
What happened
The CTA reported, as cited by ICT, that Wangyal, a man in his twenties, set fire to himself in protest against the Chinese government in front of the Golden Horse statue in Serthar (Ch: Seda) on 26 November 2012. Eyewitnesses said Chinese authorities arrived immediately and took him away.
Aftermath
Taken away by Chinese authorities immediately after the protest; his whereabouts were not known (CTA via ICT).
Sources & References
Primary records
- Self-immolation fact sheet
- Fact Sheet on Tibetan Self-Immolation Protests in Tibet Since February 2009
- Another Tibetan Immolates in Serthar, Toll Reaches 82
- Previous in the chronology: Sangay Dolma
- Next in the chronology: Kunchok Tsering
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