[9 January 2012] Three self-immolations have taken place in Tibet in recent days, continuing the trend of tragic protests against China's brutal rule in Tibet into 2012. On 6 January, two Tibetans set themselves on fire near Kirti monastery in Ngaba, Sichuan province, with at least one succumbing to their injuries. Two days later a senior monk died after self-immolating in front of a police station in Darlag county in Qinghai. This brings to 15 the number of self-immolations in Tibet in the past 10 months, with at least nine having died.
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[19 December] Rare video footage and photos of Tibetans being detained following the protests in Lhasa in March 2008 have been smuggled out of Tibet and published online.
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[16 December 2011] Photographs of Kayang and Choephel, who died after self-immolating in Ngaba on 7 October, have been received by the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy. They are the first images to be seen outside of Tibet of the two former Kirti monks.
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Kirti monastery, located in Ngaba County, Amdo (Ch: Sichuan province), is currently subject to a military lockdown, imposed by the Chinese authorities. The lockdown came in response to protests that followed the death and self-immolation of Phunstsok, a monk from Kirti monastery on 16 March. Many Tibetans have been arrested and two Tibetans were killed on 21 April. Over 300 monks have been removed from the monastery and at least seven Kirti monks have received prison sentences. There are restrictions on movement, fears of food shortages at the monastery and a curtailment on religious activities. Over 2,000 remaining resident monks are also being subject to 'political re-education'.
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News digest covering a variety of news items on or about Tibet.
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