List of political self-immolations explained

This is a list of notable people who committed self-immolation, the act of setting themselves on fire for political reasons. Non-political self-immolations are not included in the list.

List

1940s

Date	Name	Age	Country	Protesting	Notes and references
	Kuo-shun	–		(Communist-controlled Zone)	Persecution of Buddhists and destruction of sacred objects by the government of Mao Zedong	Buddhist monk from Vietnam.^[1] In the city of Harbin, he sat in the lotus position on a pile of sawdust and soybean oil and self-immolated.^[2] ^[3]

1950s

Date	Name	Age	Country	Protesting	Notes and references
	Poh Kwong	–			Loss of money intended to build a new hospital, was possibly swindled through government corruption	Buddhist monk from China. In the city of Bangkok, he sat on a five-foot pyre and attempted to self-immolate before being stopped by police.^[4]

1960s

Date	Name	Age	Country	Protesting	Notes and references
		66			Led to several other monks and nuns committing the same act before Diệm was toppled. The photo, photographed by Malcolm Browne, became well-associated with his political protest.
		20s			Buddhist monk. Self-immolated in the town center of Phan Thiết. Government soldiers removed his body before other monks could recover it.^[5]
		17			Buddhist novice monk.
		–			Buddhist nun. Self-immolated in the courtyard of Từ Đàm Pagoda in Huế.
		71			Buddhist monk. He soaked his robes in gasoline and self-immolated in the courtyard of Từ Đàm Pagoda in Huế. Before, he announced over the loudspeaker that he was going to commit suicide in demand for Buddhist rights. After his death (the third self-immolation in one week), the government declared martial law, sparking more Buddhist protests.
		35–45			Buddhist monk. Dressed in civilian clothing, he was dropped off by a motorcyclist in front of a Catholic cathedral in Saigon, where he squatted in a lotus-fashion, poured gasoline in his lap and struck a match.^[6]
	unidentified female				Three men self-immolated in the next week, all for personal reasons.^[7]
		27			Inspired 5 other self-immolations.^[8]
		21			Hotel worker
		21			Madras city government employee
		33			Worked in Madras for the Telephone Department.
		26			School headmaster
		21			Farmer
		20			Student
		82				Women Strike for Peace member. Self-immolated on a street corner in Detroit, Michigan.
		62		Treaty on Basic Relations between Japan and the Republic of Korea	Worked for a minor political party. Self-immolated on the steps of the Seoul Capitol.
		36		Vietnam War	Japanese American Buddhist. Self-immolated in San Diego, California.
		31			Quaker from Baltimore. Committed act below Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara's Pentagon office in front of his one-year-old daughter.^[9]
		22			Catholic Worker. Self-immolated in front of the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York City.^[10]
		24			Mother whose three-month-old baby girl died in October 1965. Her brother had also died in the Korean War. Self-immolated in front of her home in South Bend, Indiana. Survived.
		26		Government refusal to let him fight in the Vietnam War	Died on April 10.^[11]
		55		Government of Nguyễn Cao Kỳ and United States support of the regime (Buddhist Uprising)	Buddhist nun.^[12]
		58			Buddhist laywoman. Self-immolated in pagoda in Saigon. Thousands were present, and monks covered her body with a Buddhist flag.
		19			Buddhist nun. Self-immolated in Huế.^[13]
	Name missing	–			Buddhist monk self-immolated in Da Lat.
		17			Buddhist laywoman. Self-immolated outside a pagoda in Huế.
	Name missing	–			Buddhist
	Name missing	–			Buddhist
		26			Buddhist nun. Self-immolated in the courtyard of a small pagoda in Da Nang.
		24			Buddhist nun. Self-immolated in the same location as Thích Du Dien Dinh in Da Nang.
		–			Buddhist nun. Self-immolated in the same location as Thích Du Dien Dinh in Da Nang.
	Name missing	–			Novice Buddhist monk. Self-immolated in Quảng Trị
	Woman; name missing	–
		70			Buddhist monk^[14]
		34			Buddhist nun^[15]
		33			Navy veteran.^[16]
		–		1967 South Vietnamese presidential election	Buddhist nun^[17]
	Woman; name missing	–		1967 South Vietnamese presidential election	–
		55			^[18]
		–		1967 South Vietnamese presidential election	Buddhist nun
		–		1967 South Vietnamese presidential election	Buddhist nun
		73			Esperantist^[19] ^[20] ^[21]
		27			Zen Buddhist. Self-immolated in Sunnyvale, California.
March 19, 1968	Ronald Brazee	16			Student. Died 5 weeks later.^[22]
		59	Poland		Died 4 days later.^[23]
		40			Self-immolated on Khreshchatyk, Kyiv's main street, while shouting "Colonialism out of Ukraine!" and "Long live a free Ukraine	"^[24]
		20			Student. Inspired other self-immolations in Soviet satellite states.
		17			Died 3 Days later^[25]
		25		Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia	Blue-collar worker. Self-immolated in Plzeň. Died 5 days later.^[26]
		–			Blue-collar worker. Referenced Jan Palach. Self-immolated in Brno.
		16			Apprentice. Referenced Jan Palach. Self-immolated in Cheb.
		45		Soviet rule in Ukraine
		19			Student
		39			Businessman
		20			Survived. Later became professor of mathematics.
		20			Columbia University student. Died several hours later.^[27]

1970s

Date	Name	Age	Country	Protesting	Notes and references
		28
May 6, 1970	Robert Rex Vice	27		Vietnam War and Kent State Shootings	Non-student protester at Wabash College demonstration.^[28] Died later in hospital. https://www.wabash.edu/alumni/docs/Class_of_1973_July_2010_Letter%20tr.pdf https://www.wabash.edu/alumni/docs/Class_of_1973_June_2010_Letter.pdf
		23			Student at the University of California, San Diego. Died the following day.^[29]
		24			Buddhist nun
		22	Greece		Student at the University of Genoa
		54		Bombing of Guernica in 1937. Independence of the Basque Country.	Survived
		22		Labor conditions and the government's opposition to reform
		–		Vietnam War	Buddhist nun
		–			Buddhist nun
	Man; name missing	–			Vietnam War veteran
		37			Vietnam War veteran
		–			Buddhist nun
		–			Buddhist nun
		19			Inspired largest post-war riots in occupied Lithuania and the USSR and 13 other self-immolations
		24			Self-immolated in Varėna.
		28			French Canadian novelist who publicly self-immolated in Montreal while screaming "You have destroyed the beauty of the world!"^[30]
	unidentified male	37		Protest against European Common Market and his unemployment	Survived with extensive second-degree burns.^[31]
September 30, 1972	Józef Dolak	26 or 27		Protest against Communist rule in Poland	Probably followed the example of Jan Palach^[32]
	Willie B. Phillips	27		Racism against African-Americans	Self-immolated at Atlanta parade. Died in hospital.^[33]
		–		Vietnam War	Buddhist nun
		33		Anti-Communism	Vietnam War veteran discharged with wounds self-immolated in front of the National Assembly. Died at scene.^[34]
		19			In Soviet Army barracks in Gulbene, Latvia. Died the following day.
		47		Communist repression of religion in East Germany	Lutheran pastor^[35]
		27		Communism	Member of the Party of New Forces, a neo-fascist political party.
					A Panamanian national self-immolated in front of the U.S. embassy in Stockholm.^[36]
		37		Atomic policy
		65		Communist rule in Ukraine	Probably followed the example of Jan Palach.
	Erika Ruppert	24		Political protest	Ruppert and Helmut Kleinknecht wrote a letter a day before their act in which they explained the reasoning behind their decision, and their affiliation with Ananda Marga. The next morning, she and Kleinknecht doused themselves with gasoline and self-immolated at the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church in Berlin.^[37] ^[38]
	Helmut Kleinknecht	28		Political protest	Self-immolated along with Erika Ruppert at the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church in Berlin.
	Andre Kilchinski	41		Protest against Nazism	Occurred on Holocaust Day. Rescued with slight burns.^[39]
	Elizabeth Weniger	25	Philippines	Political protest	Swiss-born Elizabeth Weniger self-immolated at Rizal Park in Manila after distributing leaflets explaining her reasons.^[40] ^[41] ^[42]
		46		Discrimination against Crimean Tatars in the Soviet residence permit system, which prohibited nearly all Crimean Tatars who were deported in 1944 from returning to their place of birth	Mamut was born and raised Crimea until the NKVD deported all Crimean Tatars to Central Asia in May 1944. He returned to Crimea in 1975 and was later arrested and charged for not having a residence permit to live there, despite being born in the peninsula; the residence permit system was designed to prevent exiled Crimean Tatars from returning to their homeland. Then police came to arrest him on 23 June 1978 Mamut self-immolated rather than being deported again and died 5 days later.^[43]
September 17, 1978	Rolf Günther	41		Probably protest against repression of religion in East Germany, maybe also internal church conflicts	Set himself on fire in front of 300 people after revealing a banner that read "finally wake up!" ^[44]
		24	Switzerland	Social protest	Lynette Phillips had previously planned to self-immolate outside the British Houses of Parliament in London, but upon receiving word of this, British authorities deported her. She changed her plan and decided to self-immolate outside the United Nations headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. She protested against "inhumanity, injustice and irrationality prevalent in our society". She died at the scene.^[45]
		40		Nationalism	Taken to hospital in poor condition.^[46]

1980s

Date	Name	Age	Country	Protesting	Notes and references
		76	Poland		Home Army veteran self-immolated chained to a well in the Main Square, Kraków.^[47] ^[48]
		60	Sweden	Taxes
May 18, 1982	Mahmut Zengin Ferhat KurtayEşref Anyık Necmi Öner			Detention conditions in Prison	The four were members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party protesting the detention conditions in the Diyarbakır prison after the coup d'état in 1980.^[49]
May 26, 1982	Semra Ertan	25		Racism towards Turkish workers in Germany	Writer and poet.^[50]
		61	Turkey
	Sebastián Acevedo	52	Chile		^[51]
	Ruth Christenson	23		Pornography	Survived initially.^[52]
February 2, 1985	Mehmet Karahüseyinov	40	Bulgaria	Treatment of Turks in Bulgaria	Self-immolated after Bulgarian government tried to change his name. Survived heavily wounded, died 5 years later.^[53]
February 14, 1986	Orland Payne McCafferty	58	United States	Ronald Reagan's policies
February 25, 1986	Marko Djukic	63	Canada	Trial to deport Andrija Artukovic	Croatian/Canadian self-immolated on University Ave. in Toronto across from US Consulate.^[54] Survived for many years afterwards.
August 31, 1987	Antoine Thurel	56	United States	Religious persecution in Haiti	Cab driver from Haiti. Self-immolated in front of Statehouse in Boston. Died at the scene.^[55]
September 10, 1988	Mehrdad Imen	32	United States	Protest against the executions of political prisoners committed by the Khomeini government as well as human rights abuses in Iran	Los Angeles resident originally from Iran. Flew from LA to NYC. Participated in a protest and self-immolated in front of the UN shortly after protest ended. Died the next day.^[56]
		47		Communist rule in Romania	Self-immolated on ski slope. Died 2 hours later.^[57]
		37
				To draw attention to plight of Bhopal gas victims and protest public indifference	Original story published in The Hindu, March 26, 1990.^[58]
		41
		32			During funeral procession of Cheng Nan-jung.^[59]
May 23, 1989	Karl Koch	23	Germany	unknown	Controversial whether death by suicide or murder ^[60]
October 24, 1989	Shavkat Yarullin	40		In protest of exile and mistreatment of Crimean Tatars by the government	Self-immolated in front of a government building. Died several hours later.
December 14, 1989	Seidamet Balji			In protest of exile and mistreatment of Crimean Tatars by the government	While being forced to leave Yalta he doused himself with gasoline and self-immolated. Survived after being extinguished, but said he would do it again if he had to live in exile for longer.^[61]

1990s

Date	Name	Age	Country	Protesting	Notes and references
March 21, 1990	Zekiye Alkan		Turkey	Ban of Newroz celebrations	Medical student who self-immolated on Newroz.^[62]
		52			Protesting Soviet economic blockade of Lithuania. Died the following day in Moscow hospital.
		55			Lithuanian sculptor self-immolated on Hungarian–Soviet border. Died a few days later.
	unidentified male	32		Alleged election fraud	Initially survived.^[63]
		19		Reservation in India	Survived^[64]
		20	Thailand		Ramkhamhaeng University student^[65]
		48			Self-described Vietnam War veteran set himself on fire at an abandoned cannery.^[66]
		30	United States		Took place in Amherst Common, Massachusetts.^[67]
	Park Seung-hee	20		Political situation in South Korea	Self-immolated after student demonstrator Kang Kyung-dae was beaten to death by police. She was buried at the May 18th National Cemetery.^[68] ^[69]
		35			Physician^[70]
March 21, 1992	Rahşan Demirel		Turkey	Treatment of Kurds by Turkey	She self-immolated on Newroz.
	Binh Gia Pham	43	United States	Persecution of Buddhists in Vietnam	Binh Gia Pham had five friends tape his self-immolation outside Boston. Died at the scene.^[71] ^[72]
		48		War in Bosnia and Herzegovina	'The British army must not be a guard of honour at a mass funeral. Bosnian babies, children, and womenfolk are waiting for the politicians to do what they know they should – give them military protection.'^[73]
January 27, 1994	Son Ha Hoang	27	Germany	Imminent deportation	Originally from Vietnam, he sought asylum in Germany.
		54		Legal obligation under the Islamic Criminal Code (Art. 139) for women to wear the headscarf in public	Pediatrician, political activist. Died the following day
March 21, 1994	Nilgün Yıldırım and Bedriye Taş			Repression of Kurdish identity and traditions	They immolated themselves on Newroz, an important festivity for the Kurds^[74]
	unidentified male			"Genocide and human rights violations" in Poland; planned deportation to Poland	Self-immolated in an International Red Cross office.^[75]
	data-sort-value="Elstner, Reinhold"		75		"Slander and demonization" of German soldiers after World War II	Wehrmacht veteran. Died in a Munich hospital 12 hours later.^[76]
		25		Trial of six Buddhist monks
December 15, 1995	Abdul Raoob	23		Killing of the Sri Lankan Tamils	Self-immolated himself in Trichy, Tamil Nadu over the Killings of Sri Lankan Tamils committed by the Sinhalese-dominated Sri Lanka government and to Protest against India playing the Sri Lanka Cricket team in Chennai.^[77]
		46		For directly democratic community-based self-government
January 7, 1998	unknown male	24	Germany	Imminent deportation	A Kurdish man who set himself on fire in Wessel, Germany. He sought asylum there.
		39		Catholic Church's condemnation of homosexuality^[78]
		60			Ex-monk. In protest of police interference with unto-death hunger-strike in Delhi. Died 2 days later in hospital after visit by the Dalai Lama.^[79] ^[80] ^[81]
		14			Survived^[82] ^[83]
February 1999	Zülkuf Yilmaz			Arrest of Abdullah Öcalan	Survived

2000s

Date	Name	Age	Country	Protesting	Notes and references
	various	–	China		^[84]
		48		Government refusal to grant entry to his wife and daughters	Pakistani refugee^[85]
		50	Chile		^[86]
		34		Planned deportation of his family to Serbia	Doused himself in gasoline and self-immolated inside the town hall of Syke. Died the following day.^[87]
		19	Czech Republic		Self-immolated in Prague. Died at the scene.^[88] ^[89]
		26	United Kingdom		Self-immolated in front of the French embassy in London. Died at the scene. There were at least 4 other self-immolations protesting the same.^[90]
		30	Israel	Rejection of work license	Self-immolated during a City Hall assembly.^[91]
		44	Luxembourg	Protest against institutionalized racism	Self-immolated in a public place^[92] Money problems resulting from the Luxembourgish government denying her family the authorisation to open a garage despite meeting all the legal requirements and suing the State for discrimination have driven the woman to desperately plead her case publicly after writing an open letter to the Prime Minister warning him of what she was about to do. However no help was sent to her to prevent her immolation.^[93]
		54	Israel		^[94]
		21	Israel		^[95]
			Greece	Treatment of Kurds in Turkey	^[96]
		30	India	Screening of Fanaa	Died 9 days later.^[97]
		73	Germany	Spread of Islam	Former Lutheran pastor self-immolated in a former monastery in Erfurt. Died the following day.^[98]
		52	United States		Died at the scene.^[99]
November 23, 2006	Lhakpa Tsering	23	India	Political situation in Tibet	Survived^[100]
		40	United Kingdom	Asylum policy	Nepali asylum seeker^[101]
		54			^[102]
		65	Mexico	Protest against the dispossession and destruction of lands by the local government in the city of Xalapa	Self-immolated after being informed that the governor had canceled discussions to end the agrarian conflict.^[103]
		26	India		Inspired several other self-immolations^[104]
		26			Inspired several other self-immolations^[105]
	Tapey	mid-20s			Monk, Kirti Monastery, Ngaba. Shot^[106] by Chinese police while on fire, and then taken away by them. Current status unknown.
		47	China	Forced demolition of her home	Died 16 days later.^[107]
		24	India		Died the following day.^[108]

2010s


Date	Name	Age	Country	Protesting	Notes and references
		19	India	For statehood of Telangana	Student. Self immolated at the main gate of Osmania University, Hyderabad. Died the next day in hospital.^[109] ^[110]
		20s	India	For statehood of Telangana	Student. Self-immolated as an offering for a deity for the cause of statehood.^[111]
		79	China	Forced demolition of their home	Zhongcheng self-immolated with two family members and died on September 18.^[112]
	Tarek el-Tayeb Mohamed Bouazizi	26	Tunisia	Corruption in government	Inspired the Tunisian revolution leading to ouster of President Ben Ali and further revolutions of the Arab Spring. Died January 4, 2011.^[113]
		20s	India	For statehood of Telangana	MCA student immolated himself near his university auditorium,died on the spot.^[114]
		–	Algeria	Unemployment and housing	Inspired by Bouazizi's self-immolation in Tunisia.^[115]
		18	India	For statehood of Telangana	^[116]
		43	Mauritania	Political situation in Mauritania	^[117]
	Unnamed man	60s		Political situation in Saudi Arabia	^[118]
		40	India	For statehood of Telangana	^[119]
		21		Political situation in Tibet	Monk of Kirti Monastery. In Ngaba, Amdo. Beaten by police before they extinguished the flames. Died in hospital.^[120] ^[121] ^[122]
		58	United States	Father's rights and family court injustice	Self immolated on the steps of a family courthouse in New Hampshire. Died on the spot.^[123]
		29		Political situation in Tibet	Monk of Nyitso monastery in Kham Tawu. In Tawu. Died soon afterwards.^[124]
		27	India	Convictions in the Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi case	A Tamil woman immolated herself in front of a tahsil office at Kanchipuram to protest death sentences of A. G. Perarivalan, V. Sriharan (alias Murugan), and T. Suthendraraja (alias Santhan). She died the same day.^[125]
		55	Greece	European sovereign-debt crisis	Self-immolated in front of a bank in Thessaloniki.^[126]
		49		Opposition to the Civic Platform government	Occurred in front of the Chancellery of the Prime Minister of Poland. A letter to Donald Tusk was found attached to a bench in the park.^[127] ^[128]
September 26, 2011	Lobsang Kelsang	18		Political situation in Tibet	Monk from Kirti Monastery in Ngaba. Self-immolated on the streets of Ngaba alongside Lobsang Kunchok. Survived but was imprisoned for 6 years^[129] ^[130]
September 26, 2011	Lobsang Kunchok	18			Monk from Kirti Monastery in Ngaba. Self-immolated on the streets of Ngaba alongside Lobsang Kelsang. Survived with leg amputated and imprisoned for 6 years.
October 3, 2011	Kelsang Wangchuk	17			Monk from Kirti Monastery in Ngaba. Self-immolated on the streets of Ngaba. Status unknown.
October 7, 2011	Khaying	18			Former monk turned nomad. Self-immolated on the streets of Ngaba alongside Choephel. Died the next day.
October 7, 2011	Choephel	19			Former monk turned nomad. Self-immolated on the streets of Ngaba alongside Khaying. Died 4 days later.
October 15, 2011	Norbu Dramdul	19			Former monk turned Nomad. Self-immolated on the streets of Ngaba. Died on January 5, 2012.
October 17, 2011	Tenzin Wangmo	20			Nun from Mame Dechen Chokorling Nunnery in Ngaba. Self-immolated at the intersection of Sancta bridge and the nunnery. Died 10 minutes after at the scene.
October 25, 2011	Dawa Tsering	38			Monk from Kandze Monastery. Self-immolated at the monastery. Status unknown but presumed dead.^[131]
November 3, 2011	Palden Choetso	35			Nun from Geden Choeling Nunnery in Tawu. Self-immolated on the same exact spot Tsewang Norbu stood on 3 months prior. Whilst burning, she stood completely still whilst praying before she passed away. ^[132]
November 4, 2011	Sherab Tsedor	25			Self-immolated in front of Chinese embassy in New Delhi, India. Survived^[133]
November 10, 2011	Bhutuk	40	Nepal		Survived.^[134]
December 1, 2011	Tenzin Phuntsok	46			Former monk turned farmer from Chamdo. Self-immolated in Chamdo. Died 5 days later.^[135]
January 6, 2012	Tennyi	20			Former monk turned nomad from Ngaba. Self-immolated at a hotel courtyard in Ngaba alongside Tsultrim. Died at the scene^[136]
January 6, 2012	Tsultrim	20			Former monk turned nomad from Ngaba. Self-immolated at a hotel courtyard in Ngaba alongside Tennyi. Died the day after
January 8, 2012	Lama Sopa	42			Rinpoche from Darlag. Self-immolated at a hotel courtyard in Darlag. Died at the scene.^[137]
January 14, 2012	Lobsang Jamyang	21			Former monk turned nomad from Ngaba. Self-immolated in the middle of Ngaba. Died shortly after.^[138]
February 8, 2012	Rigzin Dorjee	19			Former monk turned nomad from Ngaba. Self-immolated near a school in Ngaba. Died at the scene.^[139]
February 9, 2012	Sonam Rabyang	42			Monk from Lab Monastery in Tridu. Self-immolated on the main road of Tridu. Survived but both legs amputated.^[140]
February 10, 2012	Tenzin Choedron	18			Nun from Mame Dechen Chokorling nunnery in Ngaba. Self-immolated near a temple. Died at the scene.^[141]
February 13, 2012	Lobsang Gyatso	19			Monk from Kirti Monastery in Ngaba. Self-immolated in Ngaba county. Survived but was imprisoned for 5 years.^[142]
February 17, 2012	Damchoe Sangpo	38			Monk from Bongthak Monastery. Self-immolated at the monastery. Died at the scene.^[143]
February 19, 2012	Nangdrol	18			Student from Dzamthang. Self-immolated in Dzamthang county. Died at the scene.^[144]
March 3, 2012	Tsering Kyi	20			Student and nomad from Nyima. Self-immolated at a market in Nyima. Whilst Chinese merchants threw stones at her in disgust, she held her fist up representing unity and freedom. Died at the scene.^[145]
March 4, 2012	Rinchen Kyi	32			Mother of 4 and herder from Ngaba. Self-immolated near the Kirti Monastery in Ngaba. Died at the scene.^[146]
March 5, 2012	Dorjee	18			Nomad from Chara. Self-immolated near a Chinese office in Chara. Died at the scene.^[147]
March 10, 2012	Gepey	18			Monk from Kirti Monastery in Ngaba. Self-immolated near a military camp in Ngaba. Died at the scene.^[148]
March 14, 2012	Jamyang Palden	34			Monk from Rongpo Monastery in Rebkong. Self-immolated outside the Rongpo Monastery and lit himself on fire. Died on Septermber 29.^[149]
March 16, 2012	Lobsang Tsultrum	20			Monk from Kirti Monastery in Ngaba. Self-immolated in Ngaba. Died 3 days after. Cousin of Norbu Damdrul who self-immolated on October 15, 2011.
	(Dargye, Dhargay)	44			Farmer in Rebkong, Amdo. Died on the spot.^[150] ^[151]
		21	India	For statehood of Telangana	MBA student self-immolated in front of his college. Died on the spot.^[152]
		27		Political situation in Tibet	Layperson in Delhi. Died 2 days later in hospital.^[153] ^[154]
	Rajmouli	40		For statehood of Telangana	^[155] ^[156]
		n/a
		17			Died later in hospital.^[157]
		30			Scrap dealer.^[158]
		20		Political situation in Tibet	Monk of Kirti Monastery.^[159] In Ngaba, Amdo. Died on the spot.^[160] ^[161]
		30			^[162]
		23			Died on March 30 at the Osmania General Hospital.^[163]
	(Darjey)	22		Political situation in Tibet	Monk of Tsodun monastery, Barkham, Amdo. Forcibly removed to hospital by Chinese security forces. Current status unknown.^[164] ^[165]
	(Chime)	21		Political situation in Tibet	Monk of Tsodun monastery, Barkham, Amdo. Forcibly removed to hospital by Chinese security forces.^[166] Died later that day around midnight.^[167]
		24	India	For statehood of Telangana	^[168]
		25	India	For statehood of Telangana	Suffered 50% burns.^[169]
April 6, 2012	Tulku Athup	47		Political situation in Tibet	Rinpoche at his monastery. Self-immolated with his niece Atse at his home. Died at the scene.^[170]
April 6, 2012	Atse	23			Nun from Seda Larung Wuming Tibetan Buddhist Institute in Tawu. Self-immolated with her uncle in Tawu at his home. Died at the scene
April 19, 2012	Sonam	20's			Student from Barma. Self-immolated in Barma with his cousin Choepak Kyab. Died at the scene. ^[171]
April 19, 2012	Choepak Kyab	20's			Student from Barma. Self-immolated in Barma with his cousin Sonam. Died at the scene.
May 27, 2012	Dorjee Tseten	19			Originally from Bora but was a waiter in Lhasa. Self-immolated in front of the Potala Palace in Lhasa alongside Dhargye. Died at the scene.^[172]
May 27, 2012	Dhargye	25			Originally from Ngaba but was a waiter in Lhasa. Self-immolated in front of the Potala palace in Lhasa alongside Dorjee Tseten. Died 41 days after the protest.
May 30, 2012	Rikyo	33			Mother of 2 and nomad. Self-immolated near the Jonang Monastery in Dzamthang. Died at the scene.^[173]
June 15, 2012	Tamding Thar	50's			Nomad from Chentsa. Self-immolated near a police station in Chentsa. Died at the scene. ^[174]
June 20, 2012	Tenzin Khedup	24			Former monk turned nomad from Dzatoe. On a street in Dzatoe, Tenzin and Ngawang Norphel both waved the Tibetan flag and self-immolated. Died at the scene.^[175] ^[176]
June 20, 2012	Ngawang Norphel	22			Nomad and carpenter from Dzatoe. On a street in Dzatoe, Ngawang and Tenzin Khedup both waved the Tibetan flag and self-immolated. Died 40 days after his protest.
June 27, 2012	Dickyi Choezom	40's			Buisnesswoman and mother of 2 from Yulshul. Self-immolated at the Dhondupling monastery. Last reported to be hospitalized. ^[177]
July 7, 2012	Tsewang Dorjee	22			Nomad and vendor from Damshung. Self-immolated at a market in Damshung. Died later that night.^[178]
		57	Israel	Social justice march in Tel Aviv	Social justice activist, suffered 90% burns.^[179] Died July 20 in hospital.^[180]
	^[181]	46	Israel	Social injustice protest	At Beersheba's city hall, in protest of debts.^[182]
July 17, 2012	Lobsang Lozin	18		Political situation in Tibet	Monk from Gedhun Tashi Choeling Monastery in Barkham. Self-immolated in front of a Chinese government building in front of the monastery. Reported to walk 100 steps before he passed away from his burns.^[183]
		57			A woman attempted to self-immolate at the public reception center of the ruling United Russia party in Novosibirsk. Earlier, she addressed the party's public reception center for legal advice as an apartment buyer.^[184] ^[185] Died in a hospital.^[186]
		45	Israel	Social injustice protest	Akiva Mafi^[187] (45) Disabled IDF veteran sets himself on fire in Yehud, on behalf of wounded veterans.^[188] ^[189] Died August 1, 2012.^[190] New agency established to prevent more cases.
	Đặng Thị Kim Liêng	64		Against 2011 crackdown on Vietnamese youth activists^[191]	Tạ Phong Tần's mother. Self-immolated in the early morning. Died en route to the hospital.^[192]
August 6, 2012	Lobsang Tsultrim	21		Political situation in Tibet	Monk from Kirti Monastery. Self-immolated on a street in Ngaba that is known as "Hero Street". Died later that night.^[193]
August 7, 2012	Dolkar Kyi	26			Farmer and mother of 2. Self-immolated near the Tsoe Gaden Choeling Monastery in Kanlho. Died a few hours later.^[194]
August 10, 2012	Choepa	24			Nomad from Meruma. Self-immolated on a road in Meruma. Died on the way to the hospital.^[195]
August 13, 2012	Tashi	21			Former monk turned nomad from Ngaba. Self-immolated in Ngaba with Lungtok. Died a few hours later.^[196]
August 13, 2012	Lungtok	20			Monk from Kirti Monastery. Self-immolated in Ngaba on a road known as "Hero Street" with Tashi. Died a few hours later.
August 27, 2012	Lobsang Kelsang	18			Monk from Kirti Monastery in Ngaba. Self-immoalted near Kirti Monastery in Ngaba with Damchoe. Died later that night.^[197]
August 27, 2012	Dhamchoe	17			Former monk turned Nomad in Ngaba. Younger brother of Tenzin Choedron who self-immolated on February 10, 2012. Self-immoalted near Kirti Monastery in Ngaba with Lobsang Kelsang. Died later that night.
September 13, 2012	Passang Lhamo	62	China		Retired government officer. Self-immolated in Beijing, China in front of the Ministry of housing and Urban-rural development. Status unknown.^[198]
September 29, 2012	Yungdrung	29			Farmer from Dzatoe. Self-immolated nera a Chinese government building in Dzatoe. Died the next day.^[199]
October 4, 2012	Gudrub	43			Writer from Nangchu. Gone to exile in 2005 where he studied in Dharmsala where he returned to Tibet soon after. Known as "Youth of the Snow Realm" for his safety as his writings were about Tibets freedom. Self-immolated at a market in Nangchu. Died at the scene.^[200]
October 6, 2012	Sangay Gyatso	26			Nomad from Tsoe. Self-immolated near Dokar Monastery. Died at the scene.^[201]
October 13, 2012	Tamdrin Dorje	50's			Nomad and grandfather of a rinpoche. Self-immolated near the Tsoe Monastery. Died at the scene.^[202]
October 20, 2012	Lhamo Kyab	27			Farmer and nomad from Bora. Self-immolated near Bora temple. Died at the scene. Short film "Sons of Tibet" is based upon his life and his protest.^[203]
October 23, 2012	Dhondup	60's			Nomad from Labrang. Self-immolated at Labrang Monastery. Died at the scene.^[204]
October 23, 2012	Dorjee Rinchen	58			Farmer and bread vendor from Labrang. Self-immolated near a police station in Labrang. Died a few hours after.^[205]
October 25, 2012	Tsepo	20			Herder from Driru. Self-immolated near a Chinese government building with his cousin Tenzin. Status unknown.^[206]
October 25, 2012	Tenzin	25			Herder from Driru. Self-immolated near a Chinese government building with his cousin Tsepo. Status unknown.
October 26, 2012	Lhamo Tseten	24			Farmer and nomad from Sangchu. Self-immolated near a court in Sangchu. Died at the scene. ^[207]
October 26, 2012	Thubwang Gyab	23			Nomad and father of 2 from Sangchu. Self-immolated near a bus stop in Sangchu. Died at the scene.^[208]
November 4, 2012	Dorjee Lhundrup	25			Thangka artist and father of 2 from Rebkong. Self-immolated near Rongwo monastery. Died at the scene.^[209]
November 7, 2012	Dorjee	15			Monk from Ngoshul Monastery. Self-immolated in Ngaba with Samdup and Dorjee Kyab. Died at the scene.^[210]
November 7, 2012	Samdup	16			Monk from Ngoshul Monastery. Self-immolated in Ngaba with Dorjee and Dorjee Kyab. Status unknown.
November 7, 2012	Dorjee Kyab	16			Monk from Ngoshul Monastery. Self-immolated in Ngaba with Dorjee and Samdup. Status unknown.
November 7, 2012	Tamding Tso	23			Nomad and mother of 1 from Rebkong. Self-immolated in Rebkong. Died at the scene
November 7, 2012	Tsegyal	27			Nomad and father of 2. Self-immolated near the Bankar village. Died 11 days after as Chinese authorities had arrested him for his protest and refused to give him medical treatment.
November 8, 2012	Kalsang Jinpa	18			Former monk turned Nomad from Rebkong. Self-immolated near the Rongwo Monastery. Died at the scene.^[211]
November 10, 2012	Gonpo Tsering	19			Nomad from Tsoe. Self-immolated near the Lushoe Village in Tsoe. Died 2 hours after protest.^[212]
November 12, 2012	Nyingkar Tashi	24			Nomad from Rebkong. Self-immolated in Rebkong. Died at the scene.^[213]
November 12, 2012	Nyingchak Bum	18			Nomad from Rebkong. Self-immolated in the middle of Rebkong. Died at the scene.
November 15, 2012	Khabum Gyal	18			Farmer and nomad from Rebkong. Self-immolated on a road known as Rongwo. Died at the scene.^[214]
November 15, 2012	Tenzin Dolma	23			Farmer from Rebkong. Self-immolated at a temple in Rebkong. Died at the scene.
November 16, 2012	David Alain	38			Buddhist monk from England.
November 17, 2012	Sangdhak Tsering	24			Farmer and nomad from Tsekhog. Self-immolated in front of a Chinese government building. Died at the scene^[215]
November 17, 2012	Chagmo Kyi	27			Mother of 2 and taxi driver. Self-immolated in front of an office building in Rebkong. Died at the scene.
November 19, 2012	Wangchen Norbu	25			Farmer from Kangtsa. Self-immolated at the Kangtsa Gaden Choephelling Monastery. Died at the scene.^[216]
November 20, 2012	Tsering Dhondup	34			Farmer, nomad, and father of 3 from Labrang. Self-immolated in front of a gold mine in Labrang. Died at the scene.^[217]
November 22, 2012	Lubum Tsering	18			Nomad from Rebkong. Self-immolated at a popular street in Rebkong. Died at the scene.^[218]
November 22, 2012	Tamdrin Kyab	23			Former monk turned nomad from Kanlho. Self-immolated near the Luchu river. Died at the scene.^[219]
November 23, 2012	Tamdrin Dorjee	29			Herder from Tsekhog. Self-immolated near a Chinese government building in Tsekhog. Died at the scene.^[220]
November 25, 2012	Sangay Dolma	17			Nun from Gonshul Nunnery in Tsekhog. Self-immolated near a Chinese government building in Tsekhog. Died at the scene.
November 26, 2012	Wangyal	18			Student from Sertha. Self-immolated near a golden horse statue in the center of Sertha.
November 26, 2012	Kunchok Tsering	18			Nomad from Labrang. Self-immolated in front of a gold mine in Labrang. Died at the scene
November 26, 2012	Gonpo Tsering	24			Nomad and father of 3 from Luchu. Self-immolated at the Ala Deu-go monastery in Luchu. Died at the scene.^[221]
November 27, 2012	Kalsang Kyab	24			Nomad from Dzoge. Self-immolated in front of a Chinese government building. Died at the scene.^[222]
November 27, 2012	Sangay Tashi	18			Nomad from Sangkhog. Self-immolated in front of a Chinese government building in Sangkhog. Died at the scene.^[223]
November 28, 2012	Wande Khar	21			Nomad from Tsoe. Self-immolated in Tsoe county. Died at the scene.^[224]
November 29, 2012	Tsering Namgyal	31			Nomad, farmer, and father of 2 from Luchu. Self-immolated in front of a Chinese government building in Luchu. Died at the scene.
November 30, 2012	Kunchok Kyab	29			Nomad and father of 2 from Ngaba. Self-immolated at a gas station in Ngaba. Died at the scene.^[225]
December 2, 2012	Sangdag Kyab	17			Nomad and father of 1 from Bora. Self-immolated at Bora Temple. Survived with both legs amputated and imprisoned for 2 years.^[226]
December 3, 2012	Lobsang Gedhun	29			Monk from Penag Monastery in Pema. Self-immolated on the streets of Pema and reported to have walked 300 steps before passing away from the burns.^[227]
December 8, 2012	Pema Dorjee	23			Nomad from Luchu. Self-immolated at Shitsang Monastery. Died at the scene.^[228]
December 8, 2012	Kunchok Phelgye	24			Monk from Sumdo Monastery in Dzoege. Self-immolated at the monastery. Died at the scene.
December 9, 2012	Wangchen Kyi	17			Student from Tsekhong. Self-immolated at her village in Tsekhong. Died at the scene.^[229]
January 12, 2013	Tsering Tashi	22			Nomad from Amchok. Self-immolated in Amchok town. Died at the scene.^[230] ^[231]
January 18, 2013	Dupchok	28			Nomad from Ngaba. Self-immolated near a police station. Died at the scene.^[232]
January 22, 2013	Kunchok Kyab	26			Farmer and nomad from Bora. Self-immolated near the Bora Monastery. Died at the scene.^[233]
February 3, 2013	Lobsang Namgyal	37			Monk from Kirti Monastery in Ngaba. Self-immolated in Dzoge. Died at the scene.^[234]
February 13, 2013	Drukpa Khar	26			Nomad and father of 3 from Amchok. Self-immolated in Amchok. Died at the scene.^[235]
February 13, 2013	Drupchen Tsering	25	Nepal		Rinpoche who arrived a month prior in Kathmandu. Self-immolated at the Boudhanath Stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal. Died later that day.^[236]
February 17, 2013	Namlha Tsering	49			Farmer and nomad from Labrang. Sat on a busy street in Labrang where he lit himself on fire. Died at the scene of his protest.^[237]
		26	Bulgaria	Part of the 2013 Bulgarian protests	Died on the spot, at a central crossroads, in front of the central office of a private bank in Veliko Tarnovo.^[238] ^[239]
February 19, 2012	Rinchen	17		Political situation in Tibet	Student from Dzoge. Self-immolated at Dzoge with Sonam Dhargyal. Died at the scene.^[240]
February 19, 2013	Sonam Dhargyal	18		Political situation in Tibet	Student from Dzoge. Self-immolated at Dzoge with Rinchen. Died at the scene.
		36	Bulgaria		Part of the 2013 Bulgarian protests against the Borisov cabinet	Protested corruption and monopolies,^[241] and demanded the resignation of Varna's mayor Kiril Yordanov and the Municipal Council.^[242] Mountain climber and photographer. Set himself alight in front of the Varna municipality. Died 11 days later in hospital.^[243] ^[244]
February 24, 2013	Phagmo Dhondup	24		Political situation in Tibet	farmer from Tsapon. Self-immolated at the Chachung Monastery in Tsapon. Died a few hours later.^[245]
February 24, 2013	Tsesung Kyab	20s			Farmer and nomad from Luchu. Self-immolated at the Shistang Monastery. Died at the scene of his protest. His cousin Pema Dorjee self-immolated 2 months prior on December 8, 2012 at the same monastery. ^[246] ^[247]
February 25, 2013	Sangdag	unknown			Monk from Diphu Monastery in Ngaba. Self-immolated on a road in Ngaba. Status unknown. ^[248]
		53	Bulgaria	Part of the 2013 Bulgarian protests	Father of five.^[249] Set himself on fire in Radnevo. Died in hospital two weeks later.
March 13, 2013	Kunchok Wangmo	30's		Political situation in Tibet	Housewife and mother of 1 from Dzoge. Self-immolated in Dzoge. Died at the scene. ^[250]
		51	Bulgaria	Part of the 2013 Bulgarian protests	Set himself on fire in front of the Presidential Palace in Sofia. Hospitalized with life-threatening injuries.^[251] ^[252]
March 16, 2013	Lobsang Thogmey	28		Political situation in Tibet	Monk from Kirti Monastery. Self-immolated at the monastery. Died after being taken to hospital.^[253]
		40	Bulgaria	Part of the 2013 Bulgarian protests	Died on March 22^[254]
March 24, 2013	Kalkyi	30		Political situation in Tibet	Nomad and mother of 4 from Dzamthang. Self-immolated at the Jonang Monastery. Died at the scene^[255]
March 25, 2013	Lhamo Kyab	43			Forest keeper from Sangchu. Gathered a pile of logs, poured kerosene on the pile and himself. Proceeded to light the pile alight and then placed himself on top. Died at the scene^[256]
March 26, 2013	Kunchok Tenzin	28			Monk from Mokri Monastery in Luchu. Self-immolated at the monastery. Died at scene.^[257]
April 16, 2013	Jugtso	20			Mother of 1 from Dzamthang. Self-immolated near the Jonang Monastery in Dzamthang. Died at the scene.^[258]
April 24, 2013	Lobsang Dawa	20			Monk from Taktsang Lhamo Kirti Monastery in Dzorge county. Self-immolated alongside Kunchok Woeser at the monastery. Died at the scene.^[259]
April 24, 2013	Kunchok Woeser	23			Monk from Taktsang Lhamo Kirti Monastery in Dzorge county. Self-immolated alongside Lobsang Dawa at the monastery. Died at the scene.
May 27, 2013	Tenzin Sherab	30			Nomad from Yushu. Self-immolated near the Gyaring area of Yushu. Died at the scene.^[260]
		30	Sri Lanka		Against the slaughtering of cattle and alleged conversion of Buddhists to minority religions in Sri Lanka^[261]
June 11, 2013	Wangchen Dolma	31		Political situation in Tibet	Nun from Yushu. Self-immolated outside Nyatso monastery in Yushu. Died on June 14, 2013.^[262]
	Andrzej Filipiak	56	Poland	Unemployed receiving no help from the state	Occurred across the street from the Chancellery of the Prime Minister of Poland^[263] ^[264] ^[265]
July 20, 2013	Kunchok Sonam	18		Political situation in Tibet	Monk from Thangkor Sogtsang Monatery in Dzoge. Self-immolated at his monastery. Died at the scene.^[266]
August 6, 2013	Karma Ngedon Gyatso	38	Nepal	Political situation in Tibet	Monk from Yangpachen Monastery in Damshung, Tibet until Chinese authorities expelled him due to him being disabled. Arrived in Nepal in 2011. Self-immolated in Kathmandu at the Boudhanath Stupa. Died an hour after.^[267]
September 28, 2013	Shichung	41		Political situation in Tibet	Farmer, tailor, and father of 2 from Ngaba. Self-immolated in Ngaba. Died at the scene^[268]
November 11, 2013	Tsering Gyal	20			Monk from Akyong Monastery in Pema. Self-immolated in Pema county where he ran 10-12 yards towards a government building. Died later that day.^[269]
December 3, 2013	Kunchok Tseten	30			Nomad and father of 2 from Meruma in Ngaba. Self-immolated in Ngaba, died at the scene.^[270]
December 19, 2013	Tsultrim Gyatso	44			Monk from Amchok Monastery. Set himself on fire in Amchok, died at the scene^[271]
February 5, 2014	Phagmo Samdrup	27			Father of 2 and tantric practitioner from Tsekhog. Self-immolated near a school. Died a day after.^[272]
February 13, 2014	Lobsang Dorjee	25			Car wash owner from Ngaba. Self-immolated in Ngaba. Died 2 days later.^[273]
March 16, 2014	Jigme Tenzin	29			Monk from Sonag Monastery in Rebkong. Self-immolated outside Sonag Monastery, died at the scene.^[274]
March 16, 2014	Lobsang Palden	23			Monk from Kirti Monastery in Ngaba. Self-immolated in Ngaba. Died 5 days after.
March 29, 2014	Dolma	29			Nun from Kardze. Set herself on fire near Ba Choede Monastery in Kardze. Status unknown.^[275]
April 15, 2014	Thinley Namgyal	32			Nomad and farmer. Set himself on fire in Kardze. Died at the scene.^[276]
May 23, 2014	Le Thi Tuyet Mai	67		Chinese deployment of a giant oil rig in Vietnam.	Deputy head of executive committee of the Buddhist Youth movement in Ho Chi Minh City. Self-immolated at 5:30 am, died at the scene. Left banners saying "The Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam will survive side by side with the Vietnamese people! All together against Chinese invasion	I offer my body as a torch to light the path of all patriots! Support the Declaration of UBCV Patriarch Thich Quang Do to oppose China’s invasion of Vietnamese waters and lands."^[277]
		71	United States		Apparent protest by a Vietnamese man of a Chinese state-owned oil rig being placed into waters contested by Vietnam in the South China Sea^[278]
		79	United States	Social injustice^[279]	Set himself alight in a strip mall parking lot, died upon arrival at hospital.
September 16, 2014	Kunchok	42		Political situation in Tibet	Set self on fire in front of a police station. Believed to have passed away shortly after protest.^[280]
September 17, 2014	Lhamo Tashi	22			Student from Amchok. Previously involved in the 2008 Tibetan unrest. set himself on fire in Tsoe City. Died at the scene^[281]
December 16, 2014	Sangye Khar	33			Nomad and father of 2. Set himself on fire near a police station and died at the scene after walking a few steps while on fire.^[282]
December 22, 2014	Tsepey	19			Nomad from Meruma. Set herself on fire near a market in Ngaba. Died at the scene.^[283]
December 23, 2014	Kalsang Yeshi	37			Monk from Nyitso Monastery in Tawu. Set himself on fire near his monastery and a police station. Died at the scene. Left a picture of His Holiness the Dalai Lama with the caption "The Six Million Tibetans are waiting for you."^[284]
March 5, 2015	Norchuk	47			Nomad and mother of 3. Set herself on fire at her village. Died at the scene^[285]
		34			Discrimination of Ahwazi Arabs	Self-immolated after local authorities confiscated his vendor stall in Khorramshahr. Died on March 22.^[286] Inspired a mass protest which resulted in arrests of some 1,000 people and further self-immolations.^[287]
April 8, 2015	Yeshi Khandro	47		Political situation in Tibet	Nun in Kardze. Set herself on fire near a police station calling for the freedom in Tibet and the long life and return of His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Tibet. Died shortly afterwards.^[288]
April 15, 2015	Neykyab	45			Father of 7 from Ngaba. Set himself on fire at his home and died at the scene. His brother in law Dhargye set himself on fire on May 27, 2012.^[289]
May 20, 2015	Tenzin Gyatso	35			Father of 4 from Tawu. Self-immolated in front of a government building, died shortly after.^[290]
May 27, 2015	Sangye Tso	36			Business owner and mother of 2. Set herself on fire in front of a government office in Tsoe. died at the scene. left a note saying "Long Live His Holiness the Dalai Lama, where is the panchen lama, and freedom for Tibetans!^[291]
July 9, 2015	Sonam Topgyal	26			monk from Nangchen county. Came to Kyegydo and set himself on fire in Gesar square. Died the following day. Left behind a note calling for the freedom of Tibet^[292]
		80			Japanese colonization of Korea and military conduct during World War II^[293]	Set himself on fire in a flower bed near the Japanese embassy in Seoul during an anti-Japan protest by "comfort women" (survivors of World War II Japanese military brothels). Injuries sustained were not life-threatening. Condition Pending.^[294]
August 27, 2015	Tashi Kyi	55		Political situation in Tibet	Mother of 5. Self-immolated near her house in Sangchu and died at the scene. Her nephew Sangay Tashi self-immolated on November 27, 2012.^[295]
September 17, 2015	Shurmo	26		Political situation in Tibet	Self-immolated at a bus stop. Protest was hidden for 5 years by the Chinese government.^[296]
		30			Australian refugee policy	Self-immolated in Melbourne during a video call to his advocates.^[297]
		20	Kazakhstan	Social injustice	Doused himself with gasoline and set himself on fire on October 24 in front of the Taraz headquarters of the ruling Nur Otan party in Taraz. Bektibayev was rushed to hospital, but later died of his burns.
November 13, 2015	S. Erdene		Mongolia	Protest of coal mine being sold to China as well as employees being laid off by the government	Coal mine union leader. Called for a press conference where he doused himself with an accelerant and proceeded to set himself on fire. Suffered burns on 40% of his body.^[298]
	Dorjee Tsering	16		Political situation in Tibet	Died 3 days later in a New Delhi hospital. American presidential candidate Hillary Clinton held up his photograph while speaking to a Tibetan advocacy group.^[299]
February 29, 2016	Kalsang Wangdu	18		Political situation in Tibet	monk in Kardze. Self-immolated calling for Tibet's independence. Died on the way to the hospital.^[300]
		51	United States			Military veteran walked nine miles to a military veteran hospital before self-immolated in the hospital's parking lot.^[301]
March 23, 2016	Sonam Tso	50s		Political situation in Tibet	Mother of 5. Self-immolated at Sera Monastery. Died at the scene.^[302]
		23	Nauru	Australian refugee policy	Iranian refugee self-immolated at an Australian refugee detention camp during a visit to the camp by representatives of a UNHCR fundraising arm (Australia for UNHCR) who told the refugees to expect to remain on Nauru for "another ten years".^[303] After more than 24 hours without adequate medical attention he was airlifted by private contractor to Brisbane, Australia where he died on 29 April 2016 from his burns.^[304]
		21	Nauru	Australian refugee policy	In an Australian refugee detention camp. Woman from Somalia (variously referred to as Hadon/Hodan and Yasin/Yasi) was airlifted from Nauru to Brisbane^[305] but her condition as at late May 2016 is shrouded in secrecy. It seems she may still be alive, since her death would have to be reported under Queensland Law and an inquest into her death held as she would be deemed to be a "Death in Custody" had she died.
December 8, 2016	Tashi Rabten	33		Political situation in Tibet	Nomad and father of 3. Self-immolated in Machu, died at the scene after taking a few steps while on fire. His younger cousin Tsering Kyi also self-immolated on March 3, 2012.^[306]
February 11, 2017	Unknown man	unknown	Sudan		Shouted "I am Sudanese and Bashir is a dictator!" before setting himself on fire. Reported to survive ^[307]
March 18, 2017	Pema Gyaltsen	24		Political situation in Tibet	Farmer from Nyarong. Shouted that Tibet had no freedom and for His Holiness the Dalai Lama return to Tibet while on fire. Status unknown^[308]
April 15, 2017	Wangchuk Tseten	30			Layman and father of 3. Self-immolated in Kardze. Status unknown but likely deceased
May 2, 2017	Chakdor Kyab	16			Farmer and student from Bora. Self-immolated on Bora monastery shouting "Tibet wants freedom! Let His Holiness the Dalai Lama come back to Tibet	Victory to the Gods!" Status unknown^[309]
May 18, 2017	Jamyang Losal	24			Monk from Chentsa. Self-immolated near a concert. Died soon afterwards.^[310]
	Unknown	54		Islamization of Germany	Died in hospital. Police said the man had scrawled slogans on his car along the lines of "Never again war on German soil" and "Amri is only the tip of the iceberg" — a reference to Anis Amri, the Tunisian who attacked a Christmas market in Berlin and whom authorities had previously been unable to deport.^[311]
		20		Political situation in Tibet	Suffered 50% burns. Died nine days later from his injuries.^[312]
		49		Political situation in Tibet	Died in Dharamshala^[313]
		60		Family Court Injustices	Zdenek "Sid" Hanzlik self-immolated outside the New Zealand Parliament Buildings protesting injustices in the Family Court, where he was engaged in an ongoing legal battle relating to access to his children. He was taken to Wellington Hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries.^[314]
		54		Rule of Law and Justice political party	Leaflets^[315] ^[316] were strewn around him on the ground outside of the Palace of Culture and Science, and a speaker was broadcasting a song by a 1990s Polish rock band titled "I love freedom".^[317] ^[318] ^[319]
November 26, 2017	Tenga	63		Political situation in Tibet	Respected monk from Kardze. Shouted "We want freedom in Tibet!" before self-immolating. Died shortly after. His picture was shown by Hollywood actor Richard Gere during a conference^[320]
December 23, 2017	Konpe	30		Political situation in Tibet	Former monk turned nomad. Self-immolated in Ngaba and died the following day.^[321]
		39		Corruption of government	After being sacked from Gazprom's subsidiary and unsuccessfully appealing to President Putin, he set himself on fire in front of Ishimbay's City Hall in Bashkortostan. Died in hospital the next day.^[322]
March 7, 2018	Tsekho Tugchak	44		Political situation in Tibet	Nomad in Ngaba. 2 brothers were tortured and killed by the Chinese police for participating in the 2008 Tibetan unrest. Tsekho set himself on fire after shouting slogans and died at the scene.^[323]
		60		Climate change and pollution^[324]	In a note sent to The New York Times and other news outlets, along with a copy attached to a shopping cart near his body he stated fossil fuel use and the environmental destruction it causes as the reason he decided to end his life by self-immolation with fossil fuels. Buckel was a prominent lawyer for gay rights, and was involved in environmental causes.^[325] ^[326] ^[327]
		20		Economic situation in Gaza	Died on May 23.^[328] ^[329]
		31		Homelessness and mental health issues	Several days after threatening self-harm with a machete, Sagal walked into a downtown Oregon Park, read a statement regarding homelessness and mental health before covering herself with fluid and setting herself alight.^[330]
		58				Military veteran self-immolated on the steps of the Georgia state Capitol to protest corruption at the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.^[331]
		47–48	Crimea (disputed)	Russian annexation of Crimea and repressions of the Crimean Tatars	Karabash set himself on fire in public, declaring Russia policies to be lawless; he had previously expressed anger at plans for demolition of Crimean Tatar houses in Russian-annexed Crimea, which had been deemed "illegal" since they were built before deported Crimean Tatars were permitted to return. Bystanders put out the flames and the injuries were reported to be non-fatal.^[332]
		50s		Homelessness	A woman in her fifties (later identified under the pseudonym "Melanie Smith"), under threat of eviction and suffering from mental health issues set herself on fire at the housing office of Barnet London Borough Council. She died in intensive care several months later, with council employees reportedly having been ordered not to discuss the incident with journalists.^[333] ^[334]
		29		Involuntary celibacy and mental health	McCrary was a prolific YouTuber who had autism and whose videos were popular with "blackcels" (black incels). He also used the pseudonym Baraka Mckray, and accused black women of being "prejudiced" against autistic men such as himself.^[335] ^[336]
	Umit Acar	26		Against the imprisonment of Abdullah Öcalan	Self-immolated in Ingolstadt, as Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was to visit Germany.^[337]
November 4, 2018	Dopo	23		Political situation in Tibet	Nomad in Ngaba. Shouted "May His Holiness the Dalai Lama live long! May we soon behold his golden countenance	" and set self ablaze after. Died at the scene^[338]
	Mahsun Özen	21		Treatment of Kurds in Turkey	Self-immolated on the anniversary of the Roboski airstrike in which 34 Kurds died^[339]
December 8, 2018	Drugko	22		Political situation in Tibet	Former monk turned nomad. Self-immolated in Ngaba. Status unknown.^[340]
December 9, 2018	Gedhun Gyatso	16		Political situation in Tibet	Monk in Ngaba. Self-immolated in Ngaba, died shortly afterwards^[341]
	Unknown	54		In memory of Jan Palach who burned himself to death in 1969, protesting the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia	Suffered 30% burns after setting himself on fire at the central Wenceslas Square of Prague on the 50th anniversary of Jan Palach's death from his self-immolation protest against the Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia. According to Czech authorities, "he said it was only a remembrance to Jan Palach".^[342]
	Uğur Şakar	43		Against the imprisonment of Abdullah Öcalan	Self-immolated in front of the Court in Krefeld, Germany;^[343] died in hospital a month later ^[344]
		33		Unknown	An Indian-origin resident of Bethesda, Maryland died in hospital that day after setting himself on fire near the White House in Washington, D.C. while wearing a USA T-shirt. The Washington Post described his actions as "an unmistakable protest, the loudest, most spectacular cry that people in pain can come up with".^[345]
	Kim (surname)	78		Unknown	A man used 20 liters of fuel to set himself on fire in his car in the early morning outside the Japanese embassy in Seoul. He died several hours later in the hospital.^[346]
		29		The right for women in Iran to attend a football match alongside men	The Iranian female football fan died that day, one week after setting herself on fire outside an Iranian court, reportedly after learning she may have to serve a six-month sentence for trying to enter a football stadium (alongside men).^[347]
		79		The declining status and use of the Udmurt language in Russia.	The scholar and activist set himself on fire outside the State Council building in Izhevsk, Udmurt Republic, as the regional government was considering passing a bill to reduce the status of the indigenous Udmurt language in the republic. Razin died the same day.^[348] ^[349]
		31		In protest of the Turkish invasion of Syria	A Syrian Kurdish man set himself on fire in front of the seat of the UNHCR in Geneva.^[350]
		22		Student living costs, fascism, neoliberalism	A 22-year-old man enrolled at Lyon 2 University set himself on fire in front of a university restaurant in response to being unable to sustain himself on €450 a month. In a post on Facebook, he blamed Emmanuel Macron, François Hollande, Nicolas Sarkozy and the EU for having "killed" him, and also attacked Marine Le Pen and media figures for creating fear, also urging readers to "Fight against the rise of fascism which divides us, and against liberalism which creates inequalities". He was admitted to hospital with 90% burns over his body.^[351] ^[352]
November 26, 2019	Yonten	24		Political situation in Tibet	Tibetan nomad. Formerly monk at Kirti Monastery. Self-immolated in Ngaba. Died at the scene^[353]

2020s

Date	Name	Age	Country	Protesting	Notes and references
	Adem Yarıcı	42		Unemployment in Turkey	42-year-old unemployed man, father of two, set himself on fire in front of Hatay governor's office. Witnesses said that he shouted "My kids are hungry!" before setting himself ablaze. He died on the same day. The governor claimed that Yarıcı divorced from his wife a while ago, had mental illness and attempt to self-immolate before.^[354] ^[355] ^[356]
	Unknown	48		Unknown; reportedly said there is "no justice" to police at the scene	A 48-year-old man set himself on fire shortly after talking to journalists outside of the Sejm building in Warsaw, Poland.^[357]
	Linda J. Zhang	18	United States	Protesting climate change inaction^[358]	High school student from New York self-immolated and died from injuries. A climate activist who left an op-ed to the New York Times before she died.
	Arie den Dekker	54		Murder witness, removed from family, turned homeless	Den Dekker had witnessed a murder in 2018. Following this, his house was torched multiple times and he was put into a witness protection program. Unable to be with his family and having his pleas ignored by the municipality and the government, Den Dekker protested in front of Oss' city hall multiple times, throwing dead fish inside, dousing himself in cow feces and committing other acts of despair on multiple occasions. On July 27 he committed suicide by self-immolation in front of the city hall.^[359]
August 3, 2020	Yavuz Polat	46		Economical issues	A 47-year-old street vendor from Erzincan set himself on fire after the police wanted him to remove his corn stall. He died on August 27.^[360] ^[361]
	Anastasia Niklas	24		Unknown	24-year-old Anastasia Niklas lit herself on fire in Zaporizhia, Ukraine, outside a Catholic church in the center of the city.^[362] According to a security guard who was on duty, the woman arrived around 4:00 am, doused herself with gasoline, and lit herself on fire. Her motives remain unknown, she died on the spot.^[363]
August 14, 2020	Fikret Güven			Economical issues	A tea maker set himself on fire in front of the Bursa governorship after the police closed the roads to his shop.^[364] ^[365]
September 18, 2020	Syarhei Radchenya	36	Belarus	Fraudulent election and follow-on police abuse and brutality against protests in Belarus.	36-year-old Syarhei Radchenya set himself on fire in Smalavichy, Belarus, near the local police department. According to the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Syarhei poured gasoline over himself from a canister and set it on fire after which an employee ran out of the district department building and put out the fire. Syarhei was hospitalized in critical condition with burns on 84% of his body surface, including the respiratory tract. He died on September 25, 2020, as a result of his injuries.^[366]
October 2, 2020	Irina Slavina	47	Russia	Journalist; her apartment was searched the day before by the police alleging her ties to the Open Russia group	Russian journalist Irina Slavina set herself on fire in front of the Interior Ministry office in Nizhniy Novgorod. She died there of the resulting burns.^[367] ^[368]
November 2, 2020	Leroy Archie Ponpon		Liberia	Chief Justice refusing months of salary for workers	Led several protests prior to self-immolation date. Survived.^[369]
January 11, 2021	Liu Jin	48	China	Employers refusing to make payment as well as fair treatment for delivery workers	Delivery worker in Taizhou. Asked for payment from employers but was denied. Set fire shortly afterwards. Died soon after.^[370]
February 12, 2021	Halil S.	49		Against the detention conditions of Abdullah Öcalan	He set himself on fire in front of the Landtag in Dresden^[371] ^[372]
April 12, 2021		26		Government treatment of disabled veterans	He set himself on fire in front of the Defense Ministry's rehabilitation department offices in Petah Tikva that handles the rehabilitation of injured soldiers,^[373] two days before the annual Memorial Day. Saidyan fought in the 2014 war in Gaza, Operation Protective Edge, and suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder.^[374]
May 18, 2021	Behzad Mahmoudi	25	Iraq	Poor treatment and living conditions of refugees	Asylum seeker from Iran. Self-immolated in front of journalists. Died on May 23, 2021.^[375]
September 14, 2021	Ella Nik Bayan	40		Transphobia and treatment of immigrants	40 year old trans woman who burned herself publicly in Alexanderplatz square, Berlin. Ella had immigrated from Iran years earlier.^[376]
January 1, 2022	Unknown			Vaccine ID and mandates	He set himself on fire on Church St. in Richmond, Victoria, sustaining life-threatening injuries. The man was stopped by paramedics and police.^[377] ^[378]
January 31, 2022	Unknown	33		Unknown	Man of unknown identity set himself on fire in front of a Carabinieri barrack Rende, Calabria, sustaining life-threatening injuries and burns to 70% of his body. Local police and man's family confirm man was twice vaccinated and self-immolation was not due to the vaccine mandate. He was a teacher.^[379] ^[380] ^[381]
February 25, 2022	Tsewang Norbu	25		Political situation in Tibet	Popular Tibetan singer from Nangchu. Self-immolated in front of the Potala Palace in Lhasa. Died in the hospital a few days later.
March 27, 2022	Taphun	81			Nomad from Meruma nomadic village in Ngaba. Self-immolated in front of a police station near Kirti Monastery. Died a few hours after.^[382] ^[383]
March 30, 2022	Tsering Samdup				Self-immolated near a monastery in Kyegudo. Status unknown.^[384]
April 22, 2022	Wynn Bruce	54	United States	Protesting climate change inaction^[385]	Man from Boulder, Colorado self-immolated in front of the Supreme Court Building in Washington, D.C. Died from injuries.^[386] Described himself as a Buddhist and climate activist.
May 18, 2022	Krishanpal	52	India	Police inaction	He set himself ablaze outside an SSP office alleging police inaction over a complaint he filed against some people for destroying his crops.^[387] ^[388]
June, 2022	Unknown monk			Political situation in Tibet	Monk from Kanhlo prefecure in Gansu. Self-immolated in front of a portrait of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Died at the scene.^[389]
September 21, 2022	Unknown	70s	Japan	Funeral of Shinzo Abe	A man in his 70s set himself on fire near the Prime Minister's Official Residence in protest of the decision to hold an official state funeral for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.^[390]
January 24, 2023	Prem Prasad Acharya	37	Nepal	Corruption in Nepal as well as his unsuccessful business career	Died 3 days after.^[391]
January 31, 2023	Unknown	58	Brazil	Supreme Federal Court	The 58-year-old native of Botucatu, São Paulo set fire to his own body in the central median of the Esplanade of the Ministries and shouted against Alexandre de Moraes, saying "Portuguese: morte ao Xandão\|italic=no" . Alongside the man, papers with photos of Johann Georg Elser, Nelson Mandela, and Claus von Stauffenberg were found; all images were accompanied by the phrase "", previously used by Luís Roberto Barroso.^[392] He remained hospitalized for two days and died on 2 February.^[393]
March 1, 2023	Chet Bohrer	42	United States	Bullying and mental health	42 year old resident of Salt Lake City, Utah set himself on fire at Bancroft Way and Telegraph Ave on the UC Berkeley campus. He had no known affiliation with the university. Bohrer died in the hospital from his injuries days later. He claimed to have been bullied and spied on by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.^[394]
March 27, 2023	Ahmed Jaouad	61		Precarity, insufficient pension fund	A Moroccan playwright died six days after setting himself on fire following a failed hunger strike in hopes of raising his pension fund from his thirty years of service at the Moroccan Ministry of Culture which was insufficient to provide for his family.^[395] ^[396] Jaouad's wife and children were awarded financial compensation by the ministry after his death.^[397]
April 13, 2023	Nizar Issaoui	35	Tunisia	Human rights in Tunisia, Anti-police sentiment	A local Tunisian footballer died after setting himself on fire in what he said was a protest against Tunisia's "police state".^[398] During his funeral, demonstrators started throwing stones at police, who retaliated with tear gas.^[399]
May 1, 2023	Yang Hoe-dong			Union violations as well as charges he received as a Union activist	Popular labour rights activist. Self immolated in front of a courthouse, deceased.^[400]
May 21, 2023	Karl-Udson Azor	30	Haiti	Unknown	Self-immolated in front of the Vertieres Monument. Died at the scene with Haitian flag next to him.^[401]
August 1, 2023	Bar Kalaf	33	Israel	The Defense Ministry denying him disability status	Kalaf served in the Israeli Defense Force from 2008 to 2011 and saw combat in Operation Protective Edge as a reservist, where he claimed he developed post-traumatic stress disorder. The Defense Ministry rejected his application for disability status, stating he had a mental disorder unrelated to his military duties. Kalaf self-immolated in his home and afterwards was rushed to Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan where he died.^[402] ^[403]
August 17, 2023	Robert Gituhu	28	Kenya	Unemployment and Poverty in Kenya and high cost in food	Graduated with Engineer degree. Climbed statue in Mobasa and self-immolated. Died several hours after 80% burns on body.^[404]
November 8, 2023	Unknown male			Protest of the genocide in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).	Congolese man set himself on fire to protest the ongoing genocide in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The video, which was posted on Twitter on November 8, shows the man, who has not been identified, standing in front of a crowd in Kinshasa, the capital of the DRC, holding a sign that reads "Stop the genocide in Congo".^[405]
December 1, 2023	Unknown female			Protest against United States military support of an alleged genocide in Gaza	A protester self-immolated outside the Israeli Consulate in Atlanta, Georgia; following what officials described as "an act of extreme political protest", a Palestinian national flag was recovered at the scene.^[406] ^[407] ^[408]
February 25, 2024	Aaron Bushnell	25			The active-duty US Airman self-immolated outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C. He livestreamed the act on Twitch. Speaking into a camera on a selfie-stick he said: 'My name is Aaron Bushnell, I am an active duty member of the United States Air Force and I will no longer be complicit in genocide.' After ignition, he repeatedly yelled "Free Palestine". He was taken to a hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.^[409] ^[410]
April 19, 2024		37		Protest against the US Government	A 37-year-old man from St. Augustine, Florida self-immolated outside of the New York courthouse where jurors were being chosen for the New York State criminal trial of former U.S. President Donald Trump^[411] ^[412] ^[413] ^[414] after posting an anti-government manifesto on Substack.^[415]
May 1, 2024	Ruslan Palitsyn	24		Protest of army enlistment	Ruslan was an actor. He lit himself on fire outside a Russian military registration in St Petersburg where he suffered 90% burns. He died the day after. ^[416]