Monday, January 9, 2012

More Self Immolations in Tibet

Filed under: Asia | Religion — by Will Kirkland @ 2:31 pm
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Three Tibetan monks in central China set themselves on fire this weekend, raising to 15 the number of suicides in the last year by Buddhist clergy members protesting aspects of Beijing’s rule in Tibet.

 

NY Times

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