Suicide in internment camp.

A Tibetan nun, who authorities expelled from a Buddhist community in eastern Tibet and put in an internment camp, has committed suicide, RFA has reported, citing an anonymous source in the region.

Yarchen Gar after demolitions. Credit: Tibet Post.

The nun, whose name is unknown, was evicted from her home in Yarchen Gar alongside thousands of other Tibetans who lived and studied there, the source who lives at the centre told RFA.

The evictions came after authorities destroyed a large section of the dormitories at Yarchen Gar in August last year, where members of the religious community lived at the site.

Satellite images obtained by Free Tibet show the extent of the demolitions in the area, which is one of the largest Buddhist centres in Tibet.

Yarchen Gar after demolitions.

The nun was originally from Jomda County in Chamdo Prefecture, he added. Chamdo, in central Tibet, is located in the area administered by China as the the Tibet Autonomous Region,

“She was defiant of the political reeducation in the camp and always protested against the Chinese officials’ instruction and education, which often resulted in her being beaten. The management and reeducation instructor in the camp had developed a dislike for her attitude,” the source told RFA.

“Finding the hardships she endured in the camp unbearable, she chose to end her life.”

RFA was unable to get details about how the nun killed herself.

Free Tibet’s research partner Tibet Watch is checking for further details on the incident.