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13
Feb
2013
5:50pm, EST
Exiled Tibetans mark 100th self-immolation with candle light vigil
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Exiled Tibetans take part in a candlelight vigil following the self-immolation attempt by a monk earlier in Kathmandu, Nepal, Feb. 13.
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Tibetans-in-exhile attend a candlelit vigil after a Tibetan man self-immolated at Boudhanath in Kathmandu on Feb. 13.
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An Exiled Tibetan participates in a candle light vigil in solidarity with fellow Tibetans who have self-immolated, in Katmandu, Feb. 13.
Exiled Tibetans in Kathmandu, Nepal, participated in a candle light vigil Wednesday to show solidarity with fellow Tibetans who have self-immolated as a protest against Chinese rule. Earlier in the day, a monk doused himself with gasoline in a Kathmandu restaurant at Boudhanath Stupa, one of the world's holiest Buddhist shrines, and set himself on fire, marking the 100th self-immolation attempt since 2009.

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It's hard to believe that the world allows China to take Tibet, try to destroy their culture, force hundreds of thousands of Chinese people to move into Tibet to destabilize the nation and no one seems to care. Don't we care about these Tibetans, did we not learn from our not to distant past when we …
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26
Mar
2012
7:35am, EDT
Tibetan man sets himself on fire in protest
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A Tibetan man screams as he runs engulfed in flames after self-immolating at a protest in New Delhi, India, ahead of Chinese President Hu Jintao's visit to the country Monday, March 26, 2012. The Tibetan activist lit himself on fire at the gathering and was rushed to hospital with unknown injuries, reports said.
Reuters reports:A Tibetan man set himself on fire in New Delhi on Monday at a protest against a visit by Chinese president Hu Jintao, who is due to arrive in India later this week for a summit meeting.
Thirty Tibetans have set themselves on fire, mostly in southwestern China, in the past year to protest against Chinese rule in Tibet, according to Tibetan rights groups. At least 20 of them have died.
Update 7:37am ET, Wednesday: The man, Jamphel Yeshi, 27 has dies from his injuries according to the general secretary of the Tibetan Youth Congress.
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Tibetan exiles try to douse the flames from their comrade, Jamphel Yeshi, after he set himself on fire during a protest against the upcoming visit of Chinese President Hu Jintao to India in New Delhi March 26, 2012. Hu is scheduled to attend the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) Summit in India on March 29.
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Jamphel Yeshi, a Tibetan exile, is taken to hospital after he sets himself on fire during a protest against the upcoming visit of Chinese President Hu Jintao to India in New Delhi March 26, 2012. Hu is scheduled to attend the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) Summit in India on March 29.

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Dan, Spencer, Romilio, Bebop, etc... it's idiots like you that explain why the rest of the world hates Americans. Clarence... read the above... Yeshi is a very noble person, who gave his life so that the world (not the idiots, of course) would take notice. A donkey poop pie would only get the throwe …
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4
Nov
2011
9:20am, EDT
Tibetan is saved after lighting himself on fire in New Delhi
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Police try to douse flames on a Tibetan demonstrator after he tried to self immolate himself during a protest in front of the Chinese embassy in New Delhi, Nov. 4, 2011.
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Police try to douse flames on a Tibetan demonstrator after he tried to self immolate himself during a protest in front of the Chinese embassy in New Delhi, Nov. 4, 2011.
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A protester, identified as Sherab Tsedor, in his mid-twenties and a former executive member of the Tibetan Youth Congress in Delhi, is dragged away by Indian police moments after he tried to set himself on fire in front of the Chinese embassy in New Delhi on November 4, 2011. Several protests by Tibetan demonstrators have taken place in front of the Chinese embassy in the last two weeks as they voice their opposition to China's policies in Tibet. The protestor who doused himself with gasoline and set himself alight briefly was arrested and taken away into police custody.
Another woman was recently prevented from attempting self-immolation in Katmandu.
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Interesting that this man was protesting while in New Delhi and how does that improve the standard of living for those in Tibet.
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2
Nov
2011
8:53am, EDT
Friends intervene to stop Tibetan woman setting herself on fire
By David R Arnott, NBC News
A Tibetan woman who threatened to set herself on fire was saved by fellow members of the exiled Tibetan community in Katmandu, Nepal, on Wednesday.
The incident followed the arrest of more than 100 Tibetans in the city on Tuesday after they gathered to pray for nine Tibetans who self-immolated in protest against Chinese rule.

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An exiled Tibetan woman is stopped by her friends as she tries to set fire to herself after an argument with police personnel during a protest in Katmandu, Nepal, on November 2.
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About 20,000 Tibetans live in Nepal with valid refugee papers, while many more are believed to be residing illegally, Reuters reports. With China's influence over Nepal increasing, the Nepalese government has taken a strong stand against Tibetan exiles whose protests in support of their homeland have increased in recent years.
Nepal ceased issuing refugee papers to Tibetans in 1989 and recognizes Tibet to be a part of China, according to Reuters.
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Stories like this are highly suspect. No one in the photos is even looking at the camera.
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2
Jun
2010
12:12pm, EDT
Giorgos Nisiotis / AP
Greek police and firemen are seen at the entrance of a bank pulling out a man who set himself on fire, apparently to protest his financial situation, in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, on Wednesday, June 2, 2010. Police said the man, who entered the Piraeus Bank branch with a can of fuel and set himself ablaze, was taken out unconscious and hospitalized with non life-threatening burns on his arms. Greece is in the midst of a debt crisis, and many people have trouble repaying bank loans.
Attempted self-immolation in Thessaloniki
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I've seen people in front of my bank...falling out like this...after reviewing their overdraft fees.
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Attempted self-immolation in Thessaloniki