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Tibetan burns himself to death in China protest
BEIJING — A Tibetan man has died after setting himself on fire near a Buddhist monastery in northwest China in the latest self-immolation protest against Beijing’s hardline rule, a rights group said. Lhamo Kyeb ran towards the monastery in China’s Gansu province after setting himself ablaze on Saturday, the London-based…
China detains hundreds in Tibet capital
Hundreds of people have been detained in Lhasa after two men set themselves on fire in the Tibetan regional capital, a US-based broadcaster said, as a young mother became the latest Tibetan to self-immolate. Radio Free Asia said Chinese security forces had rounded up hundreds of residents and pilgrims in…
Two Tibetans set themselves on fire in China
BEIJING — Two more Tibetans have set themselves on fire in a restive southwestern region of China, a rights group said, the latest in a wave of such protests against Beijing’s rule. The incidents occurred Thursday in the Tibetan prefecture of Aba in a rugged area of China’s Sichuan province,…
Tibetan monk sets himself on fire in China: groups
BEIJING — A teenage monk set himself on fire to protest China’s rule in the nation’s southwest, exile groups said Tuesday, as police in Washington arrested Tibet activists during a visit by China’s vice president. The 19-year-old Tibetan Buddhist monk, identified as Lobsang Gyatso, set himself ablaze on Monday in…
Tibetan dies after setting himself on fire
BEIJING — A Tibetan man died after he and another man set themselves on fire in southwestern China, state media said Sunday, taking the total number of similar acts to 14 in the restive region in less than a year. The incidents happened Friday near the Kirti monastery in Sichuan…
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