Name: Palden Choetso/Choesang
Age: 35
Status: Died
Father’s Name: Joney
Mother’s Name: Koelen
Affiliation: Tawu Gaden Choeling nunnery
Location of incident: Tawu county, Kardze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
(Ch: Sichuan Province)
Date of Self-immolation: 2011-11-03

Info: A Tibetan, Palden Choetso set fire to herself November 3, 2011 and is believed to have died in Kardze (Chinese: Ganzi) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan, the Tibetan area of Kham. The state news agency Xinhua confirmed the self-immolation and reported that the nun died after setting herself on fire near her nunnery in Tawu county in Kardze.

According to one source in exile, “After Palden Choetso’s self-immolation the nuns took her to the nunnery, and she died soon afterwards. Nuns began to pray for her. The local authorities have locked down the area, closing a major road in Tawu, and deploying troops to the nunnery.”

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