Photo via Tibet Post International
Last Friday, three Tibetans self-immolated in Serta county of Tibet, leaving one unidentified man dead on the scene. The other two, a 60-year-old named Tsering and a 30-year-old named Kyari, were left seriously injured. Chinese authorities responded by deploying even more security forces in the area, escalating an already tense situation.
On Wednesday evening, another Tibetan monk self-immolated in Ngaba County of Tibet, bringing the self-immolation toll to 21 since February 2009. The young man, 19-year-old Ringzin Dorjee, was a former monk at Kirti Monastery. He was taken away by Chinese forces to a local hospital before being transported to Barkham. According to Tibet Post International, “he was grievously injured and was on the verge of death on the night of February 8.”
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