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February 17, 2013

When Will Tibetan Self-Immolations End?

Korea Times, Korea Times

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When will this tragic procession of burning deaths stop on this planet? A Tibetan monk in his early 20s set himself on fire in Katmandu, the Nepalese capital, Wednesday. He died after being taken to a hospital. The Tibetan government-in-exile in Dharamsala, India, confirmed the monk as the 100th Tibetan to carry out a self-immolation protest since 2009.

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TAGGED: Self-Immolation, China, Tibet

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