List of political self-immolations

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The self-immolation of Thich Quang Duc was done in protest against Buddhist persecution by Christians. Thich Quang Duc self-immolation.jpg
The self-immolation of Thích Quảng Đức was done in protest against Buddhist persecution by Christians.

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

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1940s

DateNameAgeCountryProtestingNotes and references
1948Kuo-shunFlag of the Republic of China.svg Republic of China (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

DateNameAgeCountryProtestingNotes and references
December 8, 1959Poh KwongFlag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Loss of money intended to build a new hospital, was possibly swindled through government corruptionBuddhist 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. [1] [4]

1960s

DateNameAgeCountryProtestingNotes and references
June 11, 1963 Thích Quảng Đức 66Flag of South Vietnam.svg  South Vietnam Persecution of Buddhists by the government of Ngô Đình Diệm 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.
August 4, 1963Thích Nguyen Huong20sBuddhist monk. Self-immolated in the town center of Phan Thiết. Government soldiers removed his body before other monks could recover it. [5]
August 13, 1963Thích Thanh Tucd17Buddhist novice monk. [5]
August 15, 1963Diet QuảngBuddhist nun. Self-immolated in the courtyard of Từ Đàm Pagoda in Huế. [5]
August 16, 1963 Thích Tieu 71Buddhist 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. [5]
October 27, 1963Ho Dan Van35–45Buddhist 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]
January 25, 1964 Kizappazuvur Chinnasamy 27Flag of India.svg IndiaImposition of Hindi over the Tamil language Inspired 5 other self-immolations. [5] [7]
1965Keeranoor Muthu21Hotel worker [5]
January 26, 1965Kodambakkam Sivalingam21 Madras city government employee [5]
January 27, 1965Virugambakkam Aranganathan33Worked in Madras for the Telephone Department. [5]
February 11, 1965Ayampalayam Veerappan26School headmaster [5]
February 1965Satyamangalam Muthu21Farmer [5]
March 1965Mayavaram Sarangapani20Student [5]
March 16, 1965 Alice Herz 82Flag of the United States.svg United States Vietnam War Women Strike for Peace member. Self-immolated on a street corner in Detroit, Michigan. [5]
July 23, 1965 Huh Jik 62Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 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. [5]
October 12, 1965Hiroko Hayasaki36Flag of the United States.svg United States Vietnam War Japanese American Buddhist. Self-immolated in San Diego, California. [5]
November 2, 1965 Norman Morrison 31 Quaker from Baltimore. [5] Committed act below Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara's Pentagon office in front of his one-year-old daughter. [8]
November 9, 1965 Roger Allen LaPorte 22 Catholic Worker. Self-immolated in front of the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York City. [9]
November 9, 1965 Celene Jankowski 24Mother 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. [5] Survived.
May 28, 1966 Thích Nữ Thanh Quảng 55Flag of South Vietnam.svg  South Vietnam Government of Nguyễn Cao Kỳ and United States support of the regime (Buddhist Uprising)Buddhist nun. [5] [10]
May 28, 1966 Ho Thi Thieu 58Buddhist laywoman. Self-immolated in pagoda in Saigon. Thousands were present, and monks covered her body with a Buddhist flag. [5] [10]
May 28, 1966Thích Nữ Vinh Ngoc19Buddhist nun. Self-immolated in Huế. [5] [11]
May 29, 1966Name missingBuddhist monk self-immolated in Da Lat. [10]
May 31, 1966Nguyen Thi Van17Buddhist laywoman. Self-immolated outside a pagoda in Huế. [5] [11]
May 31, 1966Name missingBuddhist [11]
May 31, 1966Name missingBuddhist [11]
June 4, 1966Thích Nữ Dien Dinh26Buddhist nun. Self-immolated in the courtyard of a small pagoda in Da Nang. [5] [11]
June 4, 1966Thích Nữ Bao Luan24Buddhist nun. Self-immolated in the same location as Thích Du Dien Dinh in Da Nang. [5] [11]
June 4, 1966Thích Dieu Nữ TriBuddhist nun. Self-immolated in the same location as Thích Du Dien Dinh in Da Nang. [5] [11]
June 4, 1966Name missingNovice Buddhist monk. Self-immolated in Quảng Trị [11]
June 17, 1966Woman; name missing [5]
July 12, 1966 Liangqing 70Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg ChinaDestruction of the Famen Temple Buddhist monk [12]
May 16, 1967 Nhất Chi Mai 34Flag of South Vietnam.svg  South Vietnam Vietnam War Buddhist nun [5] [13]
October 3, 1967Thích Nữ Tri 1967 South Vietnamese presidential election Buddhist nun [5] [14]
October 8, 1967Woman; name missing
October 15, 1967Florence Beaumont55Flag of the United States.svg United States Vietnam War [15]
October 22, 1967Thích Nữ HueFlag of South Vietnam.svg  South Vietnam 1967 South Vietnamese presidential election Buddhist nun [5] [14]
November 1, 1967Thích Nữ Thuong
November 12, 1967 Yui Chunoshin  [ eo ]73Flag of Japan.svg Japan Vietnam War Esperantist [16] [17] [18]
December 4, 1967 Erik Thoen 27Flag of the United States.svg United States Zen Buddhist. Self-immolated in Sunnyvale, California. [5]
March 19, 1968 Ronald Brazee 16Student. Died 5 weeks later. [19]
September 8, 1968 Ryszard Siwiec 59Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Poland's participation in Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia Died 4 days later. [20]
November 5, 1968 Vasyl Makukh 40Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Soviet rule in Ukraine Self-immolated on Khreshchatyk, Kyiv's main street, while shouting "Colonialism out of Ukraine!" and "Long live a free Ukraine!" [21]
January 16, 1969 Jan Palach 20Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia Student. Inspired other self-immolations in Soviet satellite states.[ citation needed ]
January 20, 1969 Sándor Bauer 17Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Communist rule in Hungary and Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia Died 3 Days later [5] [22]
January 20, 1969Josef Hlavatý25Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia Blue-collar worker. Self-immolated in Plzeň. Died 5 days later. [5] [23]
January 22, 1969Miroslav MalinkaBlue-collar worker. Referenced Jan Palach. Self-immolated in Brno. [5] [23]
January 26, 1969Jan Bereš16Apprentice. Referenced Jan Palach. Self-immolated in Cheb. [23]
February 10, 1969 Mykola Bereslavsky 45Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Soviet rule in Ukraine [5]
February 25, 1969 Jan Zajíc 19Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia Communist rule in Czechoslovakia Student[ citation needed ]
April 2, 1969 Evžen Plocek 39Businessman[ citation needed ]
April 9, 1969 Eliyahu Rips 20Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Survived. Later became professor of mathematics.[ citation needed ]
May 30, 1969Bruce Mayrock20Flag of the United States.svg United States Genocide against Biafra in the Nigerian Civil War Columbia University student. Died several hours later. [24]

1970s

DateNameAgeCountryProtestingNotes and references
February 13, 1970Márton Moyses28Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania Communist rule in Romania [5]
May 6, 1970Robert Rex Vice27Flag of the United States.svg United StatesVietnam War and Kent State Shootings Non-student protester at Wabash College demonstration. [25] Died later in hospital.
May 10, 1970 George Winne Jr. 23Flag of the United States.svg United States Vietnam War Student at the University of California, San Diego. Died the following day. [26]
June 4, 1970Thích Nữ Lien Tap24Flag of South Vietnam.svg  South Vietnam Buddhist nun [5] [14]
September 19, 1970 Kostas Georgakis 22Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Military rule in Greece Student at the University of Genoa [ citation needed ]
September 19, 1970Joseba Elosegi54Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Bombing of Guernica in 1937. Independence of the Basque Country.Survived [5]
November 13, 1970 Jeon Tae-il 22Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Labor conditions and the government's opposition to reform [5]
May 1971Nguyen Thi CoFlag of South Vietnam.svg  South Vietnam Vietnam War Buddhist nun [5] [14]
Thích Nữ Tinh Nhuan
August 16, 1971Man; name missingVietnam War veteran [5]
Nguyen Minh Dang37Vietnam War veteran [5]
October 1971Thích Nữ Tinh CuongBuddhist nun [5] [14]
1972Thích Nữ Dien HanBuddhist nun [5] [14]
May 14, 1972 Romas Kalanta 19Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Communist rule in Lithuania Inspired largest post-war riots in occupied Lithuania and the USSR and 13 other self-immolations
May 29, 1972V. Stonys24Self-immolated in Varėna. [5]
June 6, 1972 Huguette Gaulin 28Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg CanadaFrench Canadian novelist who publicly self-immolated in Montreal while screaming "You have destroyed the beauty of the world!" [27]
1974Thích Nữ Du DieuFlag of South Vietnam.svg  South Vietnam Vietnam War Buddhist nun [5] [14]
August 10, 1976Antanas Kalinauskas19Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Communist rule in Lithuania In Soviet Army barracks in Gulbene, Latvia. Died the following day.
August 22, 1976 Oskar Brüsewitz 47Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany Communist repression of religion in East GermanyLutheran pastor [28]
February 10, 1977Alain Escoffier27Flag of France.svg FranceCommunismMember of the Party of New Forces, a neo-fascist political party.[ citation needed ]
November 16, 1977 Hartmut Gründler 37Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany Atomic policy[ citation needed ]
January 21, 1978 Oleksa Hirnyk 65Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Communist rule in Ukraine [ citation needed ]
February 8, 1978Erika Ruppert24Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany Political protestRuppert 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. [29] [30]
February 8, 1978Helmut Kleinknecht28Self-immolated along with Erika Ruppert at the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church in Berlin. [29] [30]
June 14, 1978Elizabeth Weniger25Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Political protestSwiss-born Elizabeth Weniger self-immolated at Rizal Park in Manila after distributing leaflets explaining her reasons. [31] [32] [33]
June 23, 1978 Musa Mamut 46Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 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 birthMamut 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. [34]
October 3, 1978Lynette Phillips24Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Social protestLynette 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. [35]

1980s

DateNameAgeCountryProtestingNotes and references
March 21, 1980 Walenty Badylak 76Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Katyn massacre Home Army veteran self-immolated chained to a well in the Main Square, Kraków. [36] [37]
March 21, 1981 Per-Axel Arosenius 60Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Taxes[ citation needed ]
May 18, 1982Mahmut Zengin Ferhat Kurtay

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Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Detention conditions in PrisonThe four were members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party protesting the detention conditions in the Diyarbakır prison after the coup d'état in 1980. [38]
May 26, 1982 Semra Ertan 25Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany Racism towards Turkish workers in GermanyWriter and poet. [39]
August 10, 1982 Artin Penik 61Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey ASALA attack at Esenboğa International Airport [ citation needed ]
November 2, 1983 Sebastián Acevedo 52Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Kidnapping of his children by the Chilean police during the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet [40]
February 2, 1985 Mehmet Karahüseyinov 40Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Treatment of Turks in BulgariaSelf-immolated after Bulgarian government tried to change his name. Survived heavily wounded, died 5 years later. [41]
February 14, 1986Orland Payne McCafferty58Flag of the United States.svg  United States Ronald Reagan's policies
August 31, 1987Antoine Thurel56Religious persecution in HaitiCab driver from Haiti. Self-immolated in front of Statehouse in Boston. Died at the scene. [42]
September 10, 1988Mehrdad Imen32Protest against the executions of political prisoners committed by the Khomeini government as well as human rights abuses in IranLos 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. [43]
March 2, 1989 Liviu Cornel Babeş 47Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Communist rule in Romania Self-immolated on ski slope. Died 2 hours later. [44]
March 2, 1989 Vytautas Vičiulis 37Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Communist rule in Lithuania [ citation needed ]
March 24, 1989Kailash PawarFlag of India.svg IndiaTo draw attention to plight of Bhopal gas victims and protest public indifferenceOriginal story published in The Hindu, March 26, 1990. [45]
April 7, 1989 Cheng Nan-jung 41Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan For freedom of speech and Taiwan independence
May 19, 1989 Chan I-hua 32During funeral procession of Cheng Nan-jung. [46]
October 24, 1989Shavkat Yarullin40Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union In protest of exile and mistreatment of Crimean Tatars by the governmentSelf-immolated in front of a government building. Died several hours later. [47]
December 14, 1989Seidamet BaljiIn protest of exile and mistreatment of Crimean Tatars by the governmentWhile 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. [47]

1990s

DateNameAgeCountryProtestingNotes and references
March 21, 1990Zekiye AlkanFlag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Ban of Newroz celebrationsMedical student who self-immolated on Newroz. [48] [49]
April 26, 1990Stanislovas Žemaitis52Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Communist rule in Lithuania Protesting Soviet economic blockade of Lithuania. Died the following day in Moscow hospital.[ citation needed ]
April 29, 1990Sunghee Park19Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Political situation in South KoreaSelf-immolated during students' protest against the South Korean regime. Died May 19, 1991.[ citation needed ]
May 9, 1990Rimantas Daugintis55Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Communist rule in Lithuania Lithuanian sculptor self-immolated on Hungarian–Soviet border. Died a few days later.
September 19, 1990 Rajiv Goswami 19Flag of India.svg India Reservation in India Survived [50]
October 14, 1990Thanawut Klingchuea20Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Government of Chatichai Choonhavan Ramkhamhaeng University student [51]
February 18, 1991Gregory Levey30Flag of the United States.svg  United States Gulf War Took place in Amherst Common, Massachusetts. [52]
September 21, 1991Giorgi Abesadze35Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia Looming civil war in Georgia Physician [53]
March 21, 1992Rahşan DemirelFlag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Treatment of Kurds by TurkeyShe self-immolated on Newroz. [49]
April 6, 1993Binh Gia Pham43Flag of the United States.svg  United States Persecution of Buddhists in VietnamBinh Gia Pham had five friends tape his self-immolation outside Boston. Died at the scene. [54] [55]
April 29, 1993Graham Bamford48Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United KingdomWar 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.' [56]
February 21, 1994 Homa Darabi 54Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Legal obligation under the Islamic Criminal Code (Art. 139) for women to wear the headscarf in public [57] Pediatrician, political activist. Died the following day
March 21, 1994Nilgün Yıldırım and Bedriye TaşRepression of Kurdish identity and traditionsThey immolated themselves on Newroz, an important festivity for the Kurds [49]
April 25, 1995 Reinhold Elstner  [ de ]75Flag of Germany.svg  Germany "Slander and demonization" of German soldiers after World War II Wehrmacht veteran. Died in a Munich hospital 12 hours later. [58]
September 3, 1995Sabine Kratze25Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam Trial of six Buddhist monks[ citation needed ]
December 15, 1995Abdul Raoob23Flag of India.svg IndiaKilling 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. [59]
October 22, 1996 Kathy Change 46Flag of the United States.svg United StatesFor directly democratic community-based self-government[ citation needed ]
January 13, 1998 Alfredo Ormando 39Flag of Italy.svg ItalyCatholic Church's condemnation of homosexuality [60]
April 27, 1998Thupten Ngodup60Flag of India.svg India Political situation in Tibet 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. [61] [62] [63]
February 16, 1999Necla Coşkun14Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United KingdomArrest of Abdullah Öcalan Survived [64] [65]
February 1999Zülkuf YilmazFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SwitzerlandArrest of Abdullah Öcalan Survived [66]

2000s

DateNameAgeCountryProtestingNotes and references
January 23, 2001variousFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China See Tiananmen Square self-immolation incident [67]
April 2, 2001Shahraz Kayani48Flag of Australia (converted).svg AustraliaGovernment refusal to grant entry to his wife and daughtersPakistani refugee [68]
December 1, 2001 Eduardo Miño 50Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Pizarreño asbestos disaster [69]
November 15, 2002Milos Redzepovic34Flag of Germany.svg GermanyPlanned deportation of his family to SerbiaDoused himself in gasoline and self-immolated inside the town hall of Syke. Died the following day. [70]
March 6, 2003Zdeněk Adamec19Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Iraq War Self-immolated in Prague. Died at the scene. [71] [72]
June 23, 2003 Neda Hassani 26Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Raid on and arrest of members of the People's Mujahedin of Iran 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. [73]
July 21, 2004Mordehai (Hamimo) Cohen30Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Rejection of work licenseSelf-immolated during a City Hall assembly. [74]
October 5, 2004Maggy Mufu Delvaux44Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Protest against institutionalized racismSelf-immolated in a public place [75] 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. [76]
August 17, 2005Yelena Businov54Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Protest against the Israeli disengagement from Gaza [77]
August 31, 2005Baruch Ben Menahem21 [78]
March 28, 2006Eleftheria Fourtoulaki Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Treatment of Kurds in Turkey [79]
June 11, 2006Pravin Joshi30Flag of India.svg  India Screening of Fanaa Died 9 days later. [80]
October 31, 2006 Roland Weisselberg 73Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Spread of IslamFormer Lutheran pastor self-immolated in a former monastery in Erfurt. Died the following day. [81]
November 3, 2006 Malachi Ritscher 52Flag of the United States.svg  United States War in Iraq Died at the scene. [82]
November 23, 2006Lhakpa Tsering23Flag of India.svg  India Political situation in Tibet Survived [83]
March 7, 2007Uddhav Bhandari40Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Asylum policyNepali asylum seeker [84]
April 1, 2007 Heo Se-uk 54Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea South Korea – United States Free Trade Agreement [85]
October 1, 2008Ramiro Guillén Tapia65Flag of Mexico.svg  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. [86]
January 29, 2009 Kumar Muthukumar 26Flag of India.svg  India Killing of the Sri Lankan Tamils Inspired several other self-immolations [87]
February 12, 2009Murugathasan Varnakulasingham26Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SwitzerlandKilling of the Sri Lankan Tamils Inspired several other self-immolations [88]
February 27, 2009Tapeymid-20sFlag of Tibet.svg  Tibet Political situation in Tibet Monk, Kirti Monastery, Ngaba. Shot [89] by Chinese police while on fire, and then taken away by them. Current status unknown. [89]
November 13, 2009 Tang Fu-zhen 47Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Forced demolition of her homeDied 16 days later. [90]
December 3, 2009Kasoju Srikanth Chary24Flag of India.svg  India For statehood of Telangana Died the following day. [91]

2010s

DateNameAgeCountryProtestingNotes and references
February 20, 2010Siripur Yadaiah19Flag of India.svg  India For statehood of Telangana Student. Self immolated at the main gate of Osmania University, Hyderabad. Died the next day in hospital. [92] [93]
July 31, 2010Eshan Reddy20sStudent. Self-immolated as an offering for a deity for the cause of statehood. [94]
September 10, 2010 Ye Zhongcheng 79Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Forced demolition of their homeZhongcheng self-immolated with two family members and died on September 18. [95]
December 17, 2010 Tarek el-Tayeb Mohamed Bouazizi 26Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia Corruption in governmentInspired the Tunisian revolution leading to ouster of President Ben Ali and further revolutions of the Arab Spring. Died January 4, 2011. [96]
January 16, 2011Venugopala Reddy20sFlag of India.svg  India For statehood of Telangana MCA student immolated himself near his university auditorium,died on the spot. [97]
January 16, 2011Mohsen BouterfifFlag of Algeria.svg  Algeria Unemployment and housingInspired by Bouazizi's self-immolation in Tunisia. [98]
January 16, 2011 Bhavani18Flag of India.svg  India For statehood of Telangana [99]
January 17, 2011Yacoub Ould Dahoud43Flag of Mauritania (1959-2017).svg  Mauritania Political situation in Mauritania [100]
January 23, 2011Unnamed man60sFlag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Political situation in Saudi Arabia [101]
February 21, 2011Mustafa 40Flag of India.svg  India For statehood of Telangana [102]
March 16, 2011 Rigzin Phuntsog 21Flag of Tibet.svg  Tibet Political situation in Tibet Monk of Kirti Monastery. In Ngaba, Amdo. Beaten by police before they extinguished the flames. Died in hospital. [103] [104] [105]
June 15, 2011 Thomas James Ball 58Flag of the United States.svg  United States Father's rights and family court injusticeSelf immolated on the steps of a family courthouse in New Hampshire. Died on the spot. [106]
August 15, 2011Tsewang Norbu29Flag of Tibet.svg  Tibet Political situation in Tibet Monk of Nyitso monastery in Kham Tawu. In Tawu. Died soon afterwards. [103] [105] [107]
August 28, 2011 Senkodi27Flag of India.svg  India Convictions in the Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi caseA 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. [108]
September 16, 2011Apostolos Polyzonis55Flag of Greece.svg  Greece European sovereign-debt crisis Self-immolated in front of a bank in Thessaloniki. [109]
September 23, 2011Andrzej Żydek49Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Opposition to the Civic Platform governmentOccurred 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. [110] [111]
September 26, 2011Lobsang Kelsang18Flag of Tibet.svg  Tibet Political situation in Tibet [112] [113]
September 26, 2011Lobsang Kunchok18 [112] [113]
October 3, 2011Kelsang Wangchuk17 [112] [113]
October 7, 2011Khaying18 [112] [113]
October 7, 2011Choephel19 [112] [113]
October 15, 2011Norbu Dramdul19 [112]
October 17, 2011Tenzin Wangmo20 [112] [113]
October 25, 2011Dawa Tsering38 [113] [114]
November 3, 2011Palden Choetso35 [115] [113]
November 4, 2011Sherab Tsedor25Self-immolated in front of Chinese embassy in New Delhi, India. Survived [116]
November 10, 2011Bhutuk40Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal Survived. [117]
December 1, 2011Tenzin Phuntsok46Flag of Tibet.svg  Tibet [118]
January 6, 2012Tennyi20 [119]
January 6, 2012Tsultrim20 [119]
January 8, 2012Lama Sopa42 [120]
January 14, 2012Lobsang Jamyang21 [121]
February 8, 2012Rigzin Dorjee19 [122]
February 9, 2012Sonam Rabyang42 [123]
February 10, 2012Tenzin Choedron18 [124]
February 13, 2012Lobsang Gyatso19 [125]
February 17, 2012Damchoe Sangpo38 [126]
February 19, 2012Nangdrol18 [127]
March 3, 2012Tsering Kyi20 [128]
March 4, 2012Rinchen Kyi32 [129]
March 5, 2012Dorjee18 [130]
March 10, 2012Gepey18 [131]
March 14, 2012Jamyang Palden34 [132] [129]
March 16, 2012Lobsang Tsultrum20 [129]
March 17, 2012Sonam Thargyal (Dargye, Dhargay)44Farmer in Rebkong, Amdo. Died on the spot. [133] [134] [129]
March 24, 2012L Bhoja Naik21Flag of India.svg  India For statehood of Telangana MBA student self-immolated in front of his college. Died on the spot. [135]
March 26, 2012 Jamphel Yeshi 27 Political situation in Tibet Layperson in Delhi. Died 2 days later in hospital. [136] [137] [129]
March 26, 2012Rajmouli40For statehood of Telangana [138] [139]
March 26, 2012B.R. Goudn/a [138]
March 27, 2012 Pallavi17Died later in hospital. [140]
March 27, 2012Kalakanchi Ilaiah30Scrap dealer. [141]
March 28, 2012Lobsang Sherab20Flag of Tibet.svg  Tibet Political situation in Tibet Monk of Kirti Monastery. [142] In Ngaba, Amdo. Died on the spot. [143] [144] [129]
March 28, 2012K Uppalaiah30Flag of India.svg  India For statehood of Telangana [145]
March 28, 2012Sripuram Srikanth23Died on March 30 at the Osmania General Hospital. [146]
March 30, 2012Tenpa Dhargyal (Darjey)22Flag of Tibet.svg  Tibet Political situation in Tibet Monk of Tsodun monastery, Barkham, Amdo. Forcibly removed to hospital by Chinese security forces. Current status unknown. [147] [148]
March 30, 2012Chimey Palden (Chime)21Monk of Tsodun monastery, Barkham, Amdo. Forcibly removed to hospital by Chinese security forces. [148] [149] Died later that day around midnight. [150]
March 30, 2012Shyamapuri Shankar24Flag of India.svg  India For statehood of Telangana [151]
March 30, 2012Bandavath Suresh25Suffered 50% burns. [152]
April 6, 2012Tulku Athup47Flag of Tibet.svg  Tibet Political situation in Tibet [153]
April 6, 2012Atse23 [153]
April 19, 2012Sonam20's [154]
April 19, 2012Choepak Kyab20's [154]
May 27, 2012Dorjee Tseten19 [155]
May 27, 2012Dhargye25 [155]
May 30, 2012Rikyo33 [156]
June 15, 2012Tamding Thar50's [157]
June 20, 2012Tenzin Khedup24 [158] [159]
June 20, 2012Ngawang Norphel22 [158] [159]
June 27, 2012Dickyi Choezom40's [160]
July 7, 2012Tsewang Dorjee22 [161]
July 14, 2012 Moshe Silman 57Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Social justice march in Tel Aviv Social justice activist, suffered 90% burns. [162] Died July 20 in hospital. [163]
July 16, 2012Zion Vaknin [164] 46Social injustice protestAt Beersheba's city hall, in protest of debts. [165]
July 17, 2012Lobsang Lozin18Flag of Tibet.svg  Tibet Political situation in Tibet [166]
July 18, 2012Valentina Gerasimovna57Flag of Russia.svg RussiaA 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. [167] [168] Died in a hospital. [169]
July 20, 2012Akiva Mafi45Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Social injustice protestAkiva Mafi [170] (45) Disabled IDF veteran sets himself on fire in Yehud, on behalf of wounded veterans. [171] [172] Died August 1, 2012. [173] New agency established to prevent more cases.
July 30, 2012Đặng Thị Kim Liêng64Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam Against 2011 crackdown on Vietnamese youth activists [174] Tạ Phong Tần's mother. Self-immolated in the early morning. Died en route to the hospital. [175]
August 6, 2012Lobsang Tsultrim21Flag of Tibet.svg  Tibet Political situation in Tibet [176]
August 7, 2012Dolkar Kyi26 [177]
August 10, 2012Choepa24 [113] [178]
August 13, 2012Tashi21 [113] [179]
August 13, 2012Lungtok20 [113] [179]
August 27, 2012Lobsang Kelsang18 [113] [180]
August 27, 2012Dhamchoe17Younger brother of Tenzin Choedron who self-immolated on February 10, 2012. [113] [180]
September 13, 2012Passang Lhamo62Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China [113] [181]
September 29, 2012Yungdrung29Flag of Tibet.svg  Tibet [113] [182]
October 4, 2012Gudrub43 [183]
October 6, 2012Sangay Gyatso26 [184]
October 13, 2012Tamdrin Dorje50's [185]
October 20, 2012Lhamo Kyab27 [186]
October 23, 2012Dhondup60's [187]
October 23, 2012Dorjee Rinchen58 [188]
October 25, 2012Tsepo20 [189]
October 25, 2012Tenzin25 [189]
October 26, 2012Lhamo Tseten24 [190]
October 26, 2012Thubwang Gyab23 [191]
November 4, 2012Dorjee Lhundrup25 [192]
November 7, 2012Dorjee15 [193]
November 7, 2012Samdup16 [193]
November 7, 2012Dorjee Kyab16 [193]
November 7, 2012Tamding Tso23 [193]
November 7, 2012Tsegyal27 [193]
November 8, 2012Kalsang Jinpa18 [194]
November 10, 2012Gonpo Tsering19 [195]
November 12, 2012Nyingkar Tashi24 [196]
November 12, 2012Nyingchak Bum18 [196]
November 15, 2012Khabum Gyal18 [197]
November 15, 2012Tenzin Dolma23 [197]
November 16, 2012David Alain38Flag of France.svg FranceBuddhist monk from England.
November 17, 2012Sangdhak Tsering24Flag of Tibet.svg  Tibet [198]
November 17, 2012Chagmo Kyi27 [198]
November 19, 2012Wangchen Norbu25 [199]
November 20, 2012Tsering Dhondup34 [200]
November 22, 2012Lubum Tsering18 [201]
November 22, 2012Tamdrin Kyab23 [202]
November 23, 2012Tamdrin Dorjee29 [203]
November 25, 2012Sangay Dolma17
November 26, 2012Wangyal18 [204]
November 26, 2012Kunchok Tsering18 [204]
November 26, 2012Gonpo Tsering24 [204]
November 27, 2012Kalsang Kyab24 [205]
November 27, 2012Sangay Tashi18 [206]
November 28, 2012Wande Khar21 [207]
November 29, 2012Tsering Namgyal31 [207]
November 30, 2012Kunchok Kyab29 [208]
December 2, 2012Sangdag Kyab17 [113] [209]
December 3, 2012Lobsang Gedhun29 [210]
December 8, 2012Pema Dorjee23 [211]
December 8, 2012Kunchok Phelgye24 [211]
December 9, 2012Wangchen Kyi17 [212]
January 12, 2013Tsering Tashi22 [213] [214]
January 18, 2013Dupchok28 [215]
January 22, 2013Kunchok Kyab26 [216]
February 3, 2013Lobsang Namgyal37 [217]
February 13, 2013Drukpa Khar26 [218]
February 13, 2013Drupchen Tsering25Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal [219]
February 17, 2013Namlha Tsering49Flag of Tibet.svg  Tibet [220]
February 18, 2013Trayan Marechkov26Flag of Bulgaria.svg  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. [221] [222]
February 19, 2012Rinchen17Flag of Tibet.svg  Tibet Political situation in Tibet [223]
February 19, 2013Sonam Dhargyal18 [223]
February 20, 2013 Plamen Goranov 36Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Part of the 2013 Bulgarian protests against the Borisov cabinet Protested corruption and monopolies, [224] and demanded the resignation of Varna's mayor Kiril Yordanov and the Municipal Council. [225] Mountain climber and photographer. Set himself alight in front of the Varna municipality. Died 11 days later in hospital. [226] [227]
February 24, 2013Phagmo Dhondup24Flag of Tibet.svg  Tibet Political situation in Tibet [228]
February 24, 2013Tsesung Kyab20s [229] [230]
February 25, 2013Sangdagunknown [231]
February 26, 2013Ventzislav Vasilev53Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Part of the 2013 Bulgarian protests Father of five. [232] Set himself on fire in Radnevo. Died in hospital two weeks later.
March 13, 2013Kunchok Wangmo30'sFlag of Tibet.svg  Tibet Political situation in Tibet [233]
March 13, 2013Dimitar Dimitrov51Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Part of the 2013 Bulgarian protests Set himself on fire in front of the Presidential Palace in Sofia. Hospitalized with life-threatening injuries. [234] [235]
March 16, 2013Lobsang Thogmey28Flag of Tibet.svg  Tibet Political situation in Tibet [236]
March 20, 2013Todor Yovchev40Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Part of the 2013 Bulgarian protests Died on March 22 [237]
March 24, 2013Kalkyi30Flag of Tibet.svg  Tibet Political situation in Tibet [238]
March 25, 2013Lhamo Kyab43 [239]
March 26, 2013Kunchok Tenzin28 [240]
April 16, 2013Jugtso20 [241]
April 24, 2013Lobsang Dawa20 [242]
April 24, 2013Kunchok Woeser23 [242]
May 27, 2013Tenzin Sherab30 [243]
May 24, 2013Bowatte Indarathana30Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Against the slaughtering of cattle and alleged conversion of Buddhists to minority religions in Sri Lanka [244]
June 11, 2013Wangchen Dolma31Flag of Tibet.svg  Tibet Political situation in Tibet [245]
June 12, 2013Andrzej Filipiak56Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Unemployed receiving no help from the stateOccurred across the street from the Chancellery of the Prime Minister of Poland [246] [247] [248]
July 20, 2013Kunchok Sonam18Flag of Tibet.svg  Tibet Political situation in Tibet [249]
August 6, 2013Karma Ngedon Gyatso38Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal [250]
September 28, 2013Shichung41Flag of Tibet.svg  Tibet Political situation in Tibet [251]
November 11, 2013Tsering Gyal20 [252]
December 3, 2013Kunchok Tseten30Nomad and father of 2 from Meruma in Ngaba. Self-immolated in Ngaba, died at the scene. [253]
December 19, 2013Tsultrim Gyatso44Monk from Amchok Monastery. Set himself on fire in Amchok, died at the scene [254]
February 5, 2014Phagmo Samdrup27Father of 2 and tantric practitioner from Tsekhog. Self-immolated near a school. Died a day after. [255]
February 13, 2014Lobsang Dorjee25Car wash owner from Ngaba. Self-immolated in Ngaba. Died 2 days later. [256]
March 16, 2014Jigme Tenzin29Monk from Sonag Monastery in Rebkong. Self-immolated outside Sonag Monastery, died at the scene. [257]
March 16, 2014Lobsang Palden23Monk from Kirti Monastery in Ngaba. Self-immolated in Ngaba. Died 5 days after. [257]
March 29, 2014Dolma29Nun from Kardze. Set herself on fire near Ba Choede Monastery in Kardze. Status unknown. [258]
April 15, 2014Thinley Namgyal32Nomad and farmer. Set himself on fire in Kardze. Died at the scene. [259]
May 23, 2014Le Thi Tuyet Mai67Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 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." [260]
June 20, 2014Thu Hoang71Flag of the United States.svg  United States In apparent response to the Hai Yang Shi You 981 standoff 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 [261]
June 23, 2014 Charles R. Moore 79Social injustice [262] Set himself alight in a strip mall parking lot, died upon arrival at hospital.
September 16, 2014Kunchok42Flag of Tibet.svg  Tibet Political situation in Tibet Set self on fire in front of a police station. Believed to have passed away shortly after protest. [263]
September 17, 2014Lhamo Tashi22Student from Amchok. Previously involved in the 2008 Tibetan unrest. set himself on fire in Tsoe City. Died at the scene [264]
December 16, 2014Sangye Khar33Nomad 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. [265]
December 22, 2014Tsepey19Nomad from Meruma. Set herself on fire near a market in Ngaba. Died at the scene. [266]
December 23, 2014Kalsang Yeshi37Monk 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." [267]
March 5, 2015Norchuk47Nomad and mother of 3. Set herself on fire at her village. Died at the scene [268]
March 14, 2015Younes Asakere34Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Discrimination of Ahwazi Arabs Self-immolated after local authorities confiscated his vendor stall in Khorramshahr. Died on March 22. [269] Inspired a mass protest which resulted in arrests of some 1,000 people and further self-immolations. [270]
April 8, 2015Yeshi Khandro47Flag of Tibet.svg  Tibet 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. [271]
April 15, 2015Neykyab45Father of 7 from Ngaba. Set himself on fire at his home and died at the scene. His brohter in law Dhargye set himself on fire on May 27, 2012. [272]
May 20, 2015Tenzin Gyatso35Father of 4 from Tawu. Self-immolated in front of a government building, died shortly after. [273]
May 27, 2015Sangye Tso36Business 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! [274]
July 9, 2015Sonam Topgyal26monk 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 [275]
August 12, 2015Choi Yeon-yeol80Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Japanese colonization of Korea and military conduct during World War II [276] 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. [277]
August 27, 2015Tashi Kyi55Flag of Tibet.svg  Tibet 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. [278]
September 17, 2015Shurmo26Self-immolated at a bus stop. Protest was hidden for 5 years by the Chinese government. [279]
October 18, 2015Khodayar Amini30Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Australian refugee policy Self-immolated in Melbourne during a video call to his advocates. [280]
October 24, 2015Erlan Bektibaev20Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Social injusticeDoused 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.[ citation needed ]
November 13, 2015S. ErdeneFlag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia Protest of coal mine being sold to China as well as employees being laid off by the governmentCoal 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. [281]
February 29, 2016Dorjee Tsering16Flag of India.svg  India 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. [282]
February 29, 2016Kalsang Wangdu18Flag of Tibet.svg  Tibet Political situation in Tibet monk in Kardze. Self-immolated calling for Tibet's independence. Died on the way to the hospital. [283]
March 19, 2016Charles Ingram51Flag of the United States.svg  United States Corruption at the United States Department of Veterans Affairs Military veteran walked nine miles to a military veteran hospital before self-immolated in the hospital's parking lot. [284]
March 23, 2016Sonam Tso50sFlag of Tibet.svg  Tibet Political situation in Tibet Mother of 5. Self-immolated at Sera Monastery. Died at the scene. [285]
April 27, 2016Omid Masoumali23Flag of Nauru.svg  Nauru Australian refugee policyIranian 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". [286] 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. [287]
May 2, 2016Hodan Yasi21In an Australian refugee detention camp. Woman from Somalia (variously referred to as Hadon/Hodan and Yasin/Yasi) was airlifted from Nauru to Brisbane [288] 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.[ citation needed ]
December 8, 2016Tashi Rabten33Flag of Tibet.svg  Tibet 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. [289]
February 11, 2017Unknown manunknownFlag of Sudan.svg  Sudan shouted "I am Sudanese and Bashir is a dictator!" before setting himself on fire. Reported to survive [290]
March 18, 2017Pema Gyaltsen24Flag of Tibet.svg  Tibet 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 [291]
April 15, 2017Wangchuk Tseten30Layman and father of 3. Self-immolated in Kardze. Status unknown but likely deceased [291]
May 2, 2017Chakdor Kyab16Farmer and student from Bora. Self-immolated on Bora monastery shouting "Tibet wants freedom! Let His Holiness the Dalai Lama come backt o Tibet! Victory to the Gods!" Status unknown [292]
May 18, 2017Jamyang Losal24Monk from Chentsa. Self-immolated near a concert. Died soon afterwards. [293]
May 19, 2017Unknown54Flag of Germany.svg GermanyIslamization of GermanyDied 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. [294]
July 15, 2017Tenzin Choeying20Flag of India.svg  India Political situation in Tibet Suffered 50% burns. Died nine days later from his injuries. [295]
July 29, 2017Pasang Dhondup49Died in Dharamshala [296]
September 21, 2017 Zdenek Hanzlik 60Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Family Court InjusticesZdenek "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. [297]
October 19, 2017 Piotr Szczęsny 54Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Rule of Law and Justice political partyLeaflets [298] [299] 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". [300] [301] [302]
November 26, 2017Tenga63Flag of Tibet.svg  Tibet 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 [303]
December 23, 2017Konpe30Former monk turned nomad. Self-immolated in Ngaba and died the followng day. [304]
January 15, 2018Dmitry Rudov39Flag of Russia.svg RussiaCorruption of governmentAfter 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. [305]
March 7, 2018Tsekho Tugchak44Flag of Tibet.svg  Tibet 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. [306]
April 14, 2018 David Buckel 60Flag of the United States.svg United StatesClimate change and pollution [307]

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. [308] [309] [310]

May 20, 2018Fathi Harb20Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine Economic situation in Gaza Died on May 23. [311] [312]
June 20, 2018Chloe Sagal31Flag of the United States.svg United States Homelessness and mental health issuesSeveral 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. [313]
June 26, 2018John Watts58Corruption at the United States Department of Veterans Affairs Military veteran self-immolated on the steps of the Georgia state Capitol to protest corruption at the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. [314]
August 3, 2018Vatan Karabash47–48Crimea (disputed)Russian annexation of Crimea and repressions of the Crimean TatarsKarabash 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. [315]
August 15, 2018Unknown 50sFlag of the United Kingdom.svg United KingdomHomelessnessA 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. [316] [317]
September 19, 2018Nicholas McCrary29Flag of the United States.svg United States Involuntary celibacy and mental healthMcCrary 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. [318] [319]
September 27, 2018Umit Acar26Flag of Germany.svg GermanyAgainst the imprisonment of Abdullah Öcalan Self-immolated in Ingolstadt, as Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was to visit Germany. [320]
November 4, 2018Dopo23Flag of Tibet.svg  Tibet 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 [321]
November 28, 2018Mahsun Özen21Flag of Turkey.svg TurkeyTreatment of Kurds in TurkeySelf-immolated on the anniversary of the Roboski airstrike in which 34 Kurds died [322]
December 8, 2018Drugko22Flag of Tibet.svg  Tibet Political situation in Tibet Former monk turned nomad. Self-immolated in Ngaba. Status unknown. [323]
December 9, 2018Gedhun Gyatso16Monk in Ngaba. Self-immolated in Ngaba, died shortly afterwards [324]
January 18, 2019Unknown54Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 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". [325]
February 20, 2019Uğur Şakar43Flag of Germany.svg GermanyAgainst the imprisonment of Abdullah Öcalan Self-immolated in front of the Court in Krefeld, Germany; [326] died in hospital a month later [327]
May 29, 2019Arnav Gupta33Flag of the United States.svg United StatesUnknownAn 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". [328]
July 19, 2019Kim (surname)78Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 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. [329]
September 9, 2019 Sahar Khodayari 29Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 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). [330]
September 10, 2019 Albert Razin 79Flag of Russia.svg RussiaThe 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. [331] [332]
October 23, 2019Ali Wazir 31Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SwitzerlandIn 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. [333]
November 10, 2019Anas K. 22Flag of France.svg FranceStudent living costs, fascism, neoliberalismA 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. [334] [335]
November 26, 2019Yonten24Flag of Tibet.svg  Tibet Political situation in Tibet Tibetan nomad. Formerly monk at Kirti Monastery. Self-immolated in Ngaba. Died at the scene [336]

2020s

DateNameAgeCountryProtestingNotes and references
February 7, 2020Adem Yarıcı42Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Unemployment in Turkey42-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. [337] [338] [339]
June 16, 2020Unknown48Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Unknown; reportedly said there is "no justice" to police at the sceneA 48-year-old man set himself on fire shortly after talking to journalists outside of the Sejm building in Warsaw, Poland. [340]
July 18, 2020Linda J. Zhang18Flag of the United States.svg  United States Protesting climate change inaction [341] 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. [341]
July 27, 2020Arie den Dekker54Flag of the Netherlands.svg NetherlandsMurder witness, removed from family, turned homelessDen 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. [342]
August 3, 2020Yavuz Polat46Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Economical issuesA 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. [343] [344]
August 4, 2020Anastasia Niklas24Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Unknown24-year-old Anastasia Niklas lit herself on fire in Zaporizhia, Ukraine, outside a Catholic church in the center of the city. [345] 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. [346]
August 14, 2020Fikret GüvenFlag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Economical issuesA tea maker set himself on fire in front of the Bursa governorship after the police closed the roads to his shop.

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September 18, 2020Syarhei Radchenya36 Flag of Belarus.svg 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. [349]
October 2, 2020 Irina Slavina 47 Flag of Russia.svg Russia Journalist; her apartment was searched the day before by the police alleging her ties to the Open Russia groupRussian journalist Irina Slavina set herself on fire in front of the Interior Ministry office in Nizhniy Novgorod. She died there of the resulting burns. [350] [351]
November 2, 2020Leroy Archie PonponFlag of Liberia.svg  Liberia Chief Justice refusing months of salary for workersLed several protests prior to self-immolation date. Survived. [352]
January 11, 2021Liu Jin48Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Employers refusing to make payment as well as fair treatment for delivery workersDelivery worker in Taizhou. Asked for payment from employers but was denied. Set fire shortly afterwards. Died soon after. [353]
February 12, 2021Halil S.49Flag of Germany.svg GermanyAgainst the detention conditions of Abdullah Öcalan He set himself on fire in front of the Landtag in Dresden [354] [355]
April 12, 2021 Itzik Saidyan  [ he ]26Flag of Israel.svg IsraelGovernment treatment of disabled veteransHe set himself on fire in front of the Defense Ministry's rehabilitation department offices in Petah Tikva that handles the rehabilitation of injured soldiers, [356] 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. [357]
May 18, 2021Behzad Mahmoudi25Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq Poor treatment and living conditions of refugeesAsylum seeker from Iran. Self-immolated in front of journalists. Died on May 23, 2021. [358]
September 14, 2021Ella Nik Bayan40Flag of Germany.svg Germany Transphobia and treatment of immigrants40 year old trans woman who burned herself publicly in Alexanderplatz square, Berlin. Ella had immigrated from Iran years earlier. [359]
January 1, 2022UnknownFlag of Australia (converted).svg AustraliaVaccine ID and mandatesHe set himself on fire on Church St. in Richmond, Victoria, sustaining life-threatening injuries. The man was stopped by paramedics and police. [360] [361]
January 31, 2022Unknown33Flag of Italy.svg ItalyUnknownMan 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.

[362] [363] [364]

February 25, 2022 Tsewang Norbu 25Flag of Tibet.svg  Tibet 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, 2022Taphun81 [365] [366]
March 30, 2022Tsering Samdup [367]
April 22, 2022 Wynn Bruce 54Flag of the United States.svg  United States Protesting climate change inaction [368] Man from Boulder, Colorado self-immolated in front of the Supreme Court Building in Washington, D.C. Died from injuries. [369] Described himself as a Buddhist and climate activist. [368]
May 18, 2022 Krishanpal 52Flag of India.svg  India Police inactionHe set himself ablaze outside an SSP office alleging police inaction over a complaint he filed against some people for destroying his crops. [370] [371]
June, 2022Unknown monkFlag of Tibet.svg  Tibet Political situation in Tibet [372]
September 21, 2022Unknown70sFlag of Japan.svg  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. [373]
January 24, 2023Prem Prasad Acharya37Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal Corruption in Nepal as well as his unsuccessful business careerDied 3 days after. [374]
March 1, 2023Chet Bohrer42Flag of the United States.svg  United States Bullying and mental health42 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. [375]
March 27, 2023Ahmed Jaouad61Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 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. [376] [377] Jaouad's wife and children were awarded financial compensation by the ministry after his death. [378] [377]
April 13, 2023 Nizar Issaoui 35Flag of Tunisia.svg  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". [379] During his funeral, demonstrators started throwing stones at police, who retaliated with tear gas. [380]
May 1, 2023Yang Hoe-dongFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Union violations as well as charges he received as a Union activistPopular Union Rights Activist. Self immolated in front of a courthouse, deceased. [381]
May 21, 2023Karl-Udson Azor30Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti UnknownSelf-immolated in front of the Vertieres Monument. Died at the scene with Haitian flag next to him. [382]
August 1, 2023Bar Kalaf33Flag of Israel.svg  Israel The Defense Ministry denying him disability statusKalaf 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. [383] [384]
August 17, 2023Robert Gituhu28Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya Unemployment and Poverty in Kenya and high cost in foodGraduated with Engineer degree. Climbed statue in Mobasa and self-immolated. Died Several hours after 80% burns on body. [385]
November 8, 2023Unknown MaleFlag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DRC 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". [386]
December 1, 2023Unknown femaleFlag of the United States.svg United StatesProtest 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. [387] [388]
February 25, 2024 Aaron Bushnell 25The 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. [389] [390]

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