International Campaign for Tibet

Tibetan nun Wangchen Dolma, in her early thirties, was taken away by police after she self-immolated, and she died on June 14, according to exile Tibetan sources in contact with Tibetans in the area. The Chinese authorities did not return her body to the family, who are under close surveillance and may now not be allowed to leave their home, according to the same sources. According to the Tibet Express, an exile website, and other Tibetan sources, a Tibetan man who tried to put out the flames and help Wangchen Dolma was detained by police. Officials prevented monks, relatives and local people from visiting her house to offer condolences after she died.