Section 1: Chronicle of the Iron Hare year fire protests
prayers and recitations there. Chinese government orders to Kirti monastery that all those who have committed self-immolation protests must be expelled from the monastic community have been firmly resisted both by the monastery administration and the community at large, however there have been repeated demands on the administration to approve an order that any monks who commit such protests in future will face expulsion. In the few days prior to his protest, Choepel had told many people that he felt that the present situation was intolerable and that the monks were prepared to give their lives for the Tibetan cause. Similarly, his fellow protester Kaying gave a kind of testament to those who saw him in hospital in the days prior to his death that giving his life for the cause of Tibet had fulfilled his greatest wish, that he had no regret and that no-one should feel sorrow for him, and these statements have become widely known among the Tibetan community in Ngaba. There have also been reported anecdotes that over the last few days, goats with pro-Tibet messages tied around their necks have been set loose in Ngaba county town and other places, and that the police resorted to arresting these animals, and other humorous incidents. It is further reported that Kalsang Wangchuk, who is in hospital after committing self-immolation protest on October 3rd has nonetheless been subjected to interrogation and torture by police and other officials.
October 10th At around 2 pm on October 11th, the patriotic hero Choepel, age 19, who committed self-immolation protest on October 111