Documents extreme form of protest against alleged authoritarian policies in Tibet, indicating systemic political repression severe enough to drive self-immolation as last resort for activism.
A Tibetan activist set himself on fire outside the U.N. headquarters in New York on Thursday evening. “I am doing this for my country. For the Tibetan nation,” he had said.
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