Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], July 19 (ANI): The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) has commemorated the 14th anniversary of the death of Tibetan monk Lobsang Lozin, who died after setting himself on fire during a protest in Ngaba, Tibet, on July 17, 2012.

According to the Tibet Advocacy Section of the Department of Information and International Relations (DIIR) of the CTA, Lobsang Lozin was 18 years old at the time of the incident and was a monk at a monastery in Barkham, Ngaba.

The CTA said that Lozin carried out the protest outside his monastery’s assembly hall and later moved toward a local Chinese government office before collapsing and dying. The administration described his action as a protest against what it calls political repression and restrictions on Tibetan religious and cultural life.

The CTA’s remembrance message stated that local Tibetans gathered to mourn his death and that monastery leaders worked to prevent further confrontation after...