Man in his fifties self-immolates in Tibet; dies from injuries
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Phayul.com and Tibet Post International are both reporting that a Tibetan man, in his 50s, self-immolated this morning, dying from his injuries. The man self-immolated at 6:30 am Tibet time out front of a police station in Tsendha country. The area is now flooded with Chinese security forces, as is often the case following self-immolation protests.
According to Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy, "Chinese authorities told the Tibetans gathered there that they will return the body at around 11 am (local time). At around 12 noon (local time), the authorities released the body to the local Tibetans. The body was then carried to a remote nomadic area in Chentsa County."
For all past coverage on the waves of self-immolation protests throughout Tibet, see the Buddhadharma News archive.
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