Radio Free Asia reported on May 19, 2017, that 22-year old Jamyang Losal, a Tibetan monk belonging to Gyerteng monastery in Kangtsa’s Nangra town located about 30 kilometers (18 miles) south of the Kangtsa county seat in China’s Qinghai province, set himself on fire and died on May 19. 

(Comment: About 20 monks now study at the Gyerteng monastery.The protest brought to 150 the number of self-immolations by Tibetans living in China since the wave of fiery protests began in 2009.)