Asia - Voice of America: Mother of 3 Dies After Self-Immolating in Southwestern China

Asia - Voice of America asia

Mother of 3 Dies After Self-Immolating in Southwestern China May 30th 2012, 16:13 Exile groups say a mother of three young children in a largely Tibetan area of southwestern China has died after setting herself on fire, in an apparent protest against Chinese rule. The protester, identified as a 33-year-old named Rikyo, died Wednesday in front of the Jonang Dzamthang monastery in a prefecture known by Tibetans as Ngaba and located in Sichuan Province.   The head of the Jonang Welfare Association, Tsang Gyatso, said in a interview with VOA's Tibetan service ... Media files: 8C2B75B2-AAAD-4255-9177-5DE2E4169755_cx0_cy5_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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