Friday, June 15, 2012

Asia - Voice of America: Tibetan Self-Immolates Near Qinghai Military Base

Asia - Voice of America
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Tibetan Self-Immolates Near Qinghai Military Base
Jun 15th 2012, 14:23

A Tibetan nomad has died after setting himself on fire in a remote region of northwestern China in protest of Chinese rule. The Tibetan Center for Human Rights and Democracy says the man self-immolated Friday in front of a Chinese military compound in Qinghai province. A friend of the man who set himself on fire said the man was in his late-50s. He is believed to be the oldest person to self-immolate among the dozens of Tibetans who have done so since 2009 to protest Beijing's ...

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