A Tibetan youth has burned himself to death in south western China, the third self-immolation in three days, in what overseas Tibetan rights groups said reflects growing resentment against Beijing's policies in the Tibetan areas of China.
It was the 25th self-immolation in the past year, with at least 18 believed to have died from their injuries, according to rights groups.
The latest deaths were all lay people and not, as is often the case, Buddhist monks or former clergy. Rights groups said this reflects a wider frustration among ethnic Tibetans at China's tightening security measures in Tibetan areas.
The self-immolations pose a small but potentially destabilising challenge to China's regional policies and the government has branded those who set themselves alight as terrorists. Full story...
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It was the 25th self-immolation in the past year, with at least 18 believed to have died from their injuries, according to rights groups.
The latest deaths were all lay people and not, as is often the case, Buddhist monks or former clergy. Rights groups said this reflects a wider frustration among ethnic Tibetans at China's tightening security measures in Tibetan areas.
The self-immolations pose a small but potentially destabilising challenge to China's regional policies and the government has branded those who set themselves alight as terrorists. Full story...
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