DHARAMSHALA: Tenzin Sherab, a Tibetan from Yushul in eastern Tibet’s Kham province set himself on fire on 27 May in an apparent protest against the Chinese government’s policies in Tibet. He died on the spot.

Sources have said that the local Tibetan people came to know about his self-immolation only after he died in his fiery protest. Chinese police arrived at the site soon after and seized his body. Tenzin Sherab’s body was returned to his family only the next day.
 
Tenzin Sherab reportedly told his friend a few days before he set himself on fire that the Chinese policies in Tibet are wrong and that Tibetan religion and culture are being annihilated.

Tenzin Sherab hails from Adel village in Yushul Tibetan autonomous prefecture. He is survived by his parents Dhondup and Choemey. He also had five siblings.

Despite the Central Tibetan Administration’s repeated appeals not to resort to drastic actions, a total of 118 Tibetans inside Tibet have set themselves on fire since 2009. Most of the self-immolators have called for the return of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and freedom for Tibetans.