On the 55th anniversary of Thich Quang Duc’s self-immolation, Edward Tick shares what he has learned from his pilgrimages to the site of the famous protest.
South Korean monk self-immolates in protest of government’s WWII sex slave settlement
A South Korean Buddhist monk set fire to himself in Seoul on Saturday, in protest of a deal forged by President Park Geun-hye.
Ai Weiwei brings light to “Tibet on Fire” as news of first 2016 immolation protests breaks
The phenomenon of Tibetans—mostly monks and nuns, but also some citizens—immolating in protest of Chinese occupation has been going on since 2008. In that time, some 150 immolations have taken place. And while they may seem to have slowed down for the moment—there have been times when we’ve seen two or three incidents in a […]
Two tibetans die self-immolation protests
Photo via the Central Tibetan Administration.A man in the Tawu county of Tibet has died after setting himself on fire on Wednesday, May 20.
Tibetan man self-immolates in front of shrine
Reports say that a Tibetan man died after self-immolating in China’s Sichuan province on Thursday.
Reports of self-immolation emerge from Tibet
Yeshe Khadro, 47, of Nganggang Nunnery, in eastern Tibet, died after self-immolating on April 8th.Two reports of self-immolations have emerged from Tibet.
Tibetan woman, 47, dies after self-immolation protest
Sources including Tibet Post International and Voice of America are reporting a new Tibetan death caused by self-immolation in protest of Chinese rule.
Petition delivered to Facebook for Tibetan free speech
Photo via SaveTibet.org.International Campaign for Tibet has delivered a petition with 20,449 signatures to Mark Zuckerberg affirming the right of Tibetan voices to be heard.
Buddhist monk dies in third self-immolation protest in one week
Tibet Post is reporting today that a 38-year-old monk “died Tuesday after setting himself on fire.”
Twenty-year-old woman dies after committing self-immolation
A undated, reader-contributed photo of Tsephel, via Radio Free Asia.The Central Tibetan Administration, based in Northern India, has reported that a twenty-year-old woman named Tsephel died this morning after committing self-immolation.