Monk who self-immolated reported alive

Tabey's self-immolation, Feb 27, 2009.

According to recent reports from a Beijing-based blogger, Tsering Woeser, the monk Tabey – who self-immolated in February of 2009 – is now believed to be alive but in detention at a Chinese army hospital in the Barkham area. Tabey self-immolated on February 27, 2009 in protest of Chinese repression.

Initial reports had suggested that Tabey had died shortly after his self-immolation protest, as witnesses reported Chinese authorities opening fire on the monk's feet and taking him away in a police van. According to Woeser, however, the monk survived but sustained significant injuries to his feet during the shooting, leaving him crippled. Tabey's mother is believed to be in the hospital with her son, though she's forbidden from leaving the hospital and cannot talk to outsiders. The boy's uncle is believed to be the only person from the outside allowed in to visit him.

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