Name: Jigme Tenzin
Age: Late 20s
Status: Died
Father’s Name: Lakyab Gyal
Mother’s Name: Yangkho
Affiliation: Sonag Gaden Tashi Choeling monastery, Tsekhog county, Malho (Huangnan) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province
Location of incident: Tsekhog county, Malho (Huangnan) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province
Date of Self-immolation: 2014-03-16
Info: Monk Jigme Tenzin, who was in his late twenties, self-immolated on March 16, 2014 near his monastery, Sonak Gedun Tashi Choling in Tsekhog (Zeku) county in Qinghai province’s Malho Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. Jigme Tenzin’s self-immolation was noticed immediately by monks in the monastery, who rushed to extinguish the flames. But Jigme Tenzin died on the scene, and monks were only able to carry his body back to the monastery. After the self-immolation, armed police and officials came to the monastery and detained a group of monks. While some were released later that day, it is not known when the rest were released or whether any monks are still in custody. Patriotic education sessions were held at the monastery, and monks’ movements and religious activities were restricted for around two months. Immediately after the self-immolation, internet access and mobile phone networks were cut off.
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