Kalsang Yeshi
Date: December 23, 2014
Protest location: Tawu, the Tibetan area of Kham
Age: Late twenties or thirties
Current whereabouts/wellbeing: Deceased
Info: A Tibetan monk known for his work teaching others about Buddhism set fire to himself and died today in Tawu, the Tibetan area of Kham, according to reports from Tibetans in exile. According to the same sources, Kalsang Yeshe self-immolated near a police station that had been established recently by his monastery, Nyitso, where repression of monks and local people has been particularly intense in recent years.