Tibetan mother of four in her mid-fifties who set herself on fire on August 27 and died, apparently as a protest against China’s policies of relocation and demolition of housing. Tashi Kyi, described as a “generous Buddhist” who was “devoted to her family”, was a relative of a prominent monk who escaped into exile after a bold protest in 2008.

Although local Tibetans attempted to save her life by extinguishing the blaze, Tashi Kyi died hours after setting herself on fire in her housing compound, a nomad settlement site in Sangkok township, Sangchu (Chinese: Xiahe) in Kanlho (Chinese: Gannan) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu Province. Her body was taken away by the authorities.

https://www.savetibet.org/self-immolation-of-generous-buddhist-devoted-to-her-family-in-tibet/

• 145 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. See details below on Thubten Nyandak Rinpoche and his niece Atse.
• 118 men, 27 women
• 117 of the 145 are known to have died following their protest
• 25 of the Tibetans who self-immolated were 18 or under
• 45 of the 145 are from Ngaba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan province
• 13 of the 145 were monks at Kirti monastery in Ngaba
• 11 of the 145 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 145 were nuns from Mame Dechen Chokorling nunnery in Ngaba
• 144 of the self-immolations have occurred since March 16, 2011
• Eight self-immolations by Tibetans have occurred in exile https://www.savetibet.org/resources/fact-sheets/self-immolations-by-tibetans/