#43. Tibetan monk sets himself on fire

July 17, 2012 17:44

In other news, a teenage Tibetan Buddhist monk set himself on fire in southwest China today, the exiled Tibetan government said, the latest in a series of self-immolation protests against Chinese rule.

The 18-year old monk, identified as Lobsang Lozin, set himself alight in Bharkham county in Sichuan province as he marched towards a government office, the India-based Central Tibetan Administration said in a statement.

The monk died on the spot, the statement said. Local government and police in Bharkham, known as Maerkang in Chinese, could not immediately confirm the suicide. At least 42 people have set themselves on fire in Tibetan-inhabited areas of China in recent months, in protest at repressive government policies, according to activists.

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