Monk Konchok Tenzin died in fire protest in Luchu

NEW SELF-IMMOLATION : On March 26, 2013, 7 PM, at Luchu prefecture, monk Konchok Tenzin, 27, from Mogri monastery, set himself on fire and died in protest against Chinese brutal occupation of Tibet and its repressive policy nearby Mogri monastery on the crossroads of the main street. His body was transported inside his monastery, were his cremation was performed during the night, by fear that the body could be forcibly taken by Chinese police. As this news emerged, many people from nearby willages came to protect the body from the police. Konchok Tenzin is native from Mogri district, as well as his father Lhakho and mother Lhamo Tso. He is the youngest of seven children they had. He became monk as a small child in Mogri monastery. Presently, he was giving classes of general culture and buddhist doctrine in the monastery.