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ICT Report: Second Tibetan self-immolates today in Sangchu (26 October 2012) ^ TOP Lhamo Tseten

Date: October 26, 2012 Protest location: Amchok township in Sangchu (Chinese: Xiahe) county, Kanlho (Chinese: Gannan) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu province (the Tibetan area of Amdo) Age: Mid-twenties Current whereabouts/wellbeing: Deceased Info: Lhamo Tseten self-immolated in front of the local military base and township administration in Amchok, which is in Sangchu (Chinese: Xiahe) county, Kanlho (Chinese: Gannan) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Gansu province (the Tibetan area of Amdo). He was married to a local Tibetan woman, Tsering, and they have a two year old daughter. He is the fourth Tibetan from Sangchu county to self-immolate in the past week, following the deaths of Lhamo Kyab near Bora monastery on October 20, Dhondup outside Labrang Tashikyil monastery on October 22, and Dorje Rinchen outside a military base in Labrang town on October 23. ICT Report: Self-immolation of Tibetan nomad in twenties in restive area of Amchok (26 October 2012) ^ TOP Tsepo Date: October 25, 2012 Protest location: Near a government building in Nagchu (Chinese: Naqu), Tibet Autonomous Region Age: 20 Current whereabouts/wellbeing: Deceased

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