112. Kalkyi

Name: Kalkyi

Age: 30

Sex: Female

Profession: Housewife

Date of Self-immolation: 24 March 2013

Location: Dzamthang, Ngaba, Amdo, Northeastern Tibet

Current whereabouts/wellbeing: Deceased

Slogans: Not reported

This 30-year old Tibetan mother of four set fire to herself close to Jonang Gonchen Monastery in Dzamthang, Ngaba, Amdo. According to exile sources, Kalkyi died immediately and local people swiftly took her body into the monastery for prayers to be started at around 3:30 pm before the Chinese security personnel arrived. Kalkyi, who is survived by three sons and one daughter, all under 15 years of age, was from Barma township in Dzamthang.kalkyi

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