Self Immolation

150 Tibetans have self-immolated in Tibet and China since February 27, 2009. A Rinpoche and his niece, died in a fire – according to information from the Tibetan government in exile and Woeser, this may have been a self-immolation that was later erroneously described as a house fire.

122 men, 28 women
119 of the 150 are known to have died following their protest
26 of the Tibetans who self-immolated were 18 or under
13 of the 150 were monks at Kirti monastery in Ngaba
11 of the 150 are former monks at Kirti monastery in Ngaba (It is currently not known who of the nine chose to disrobe, or were expelled from the monastery by government authorities)
Two of the 150 were nuns from Mame Dechen Chokorling nunnery in Ngaba
149 of the self-immolations have occurred since March 16, 2011

S.No.	Name	Age	Sex	From	Date	Occupation	Status
146	Tashi Rabten	In 30s	M	Machu, Gansu	8th December, 2016	Unknown	Deceased
147	Pema Gyaltsen	Unknown	M	Nyarong	18th March, 2017	Unknown	Unclear
148	Wangchuk Tseten	Unknown	M	Kardze, Kham	15th April, 2017	Unknown	Unknown (Believed unlikey to have survived)
149	Chagdor Kyab	16	M	Bora, Gansu	2nd May, 2017	Student	Unknown
150	Jamyang Losel	In 20s	M	Chentsa, Malho	19th May, 2017	Monk	Deceased