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| Tibetan man dies after setting himself on fire in China | Tibetan man dies after setting himself on fire in China |
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| Another Tibetan has set himself on fire while shouting slogans calling for the Dalai Lama's return to Tibet, a London-based rights group says. | Another Tibetan has set himself on fire while shouting slogans calling for the Dalai Lama's return to Tibet, a London-based rights group says. |
| Free Tibet said Lhamo Kyeb, 27, died on Saturday near a monastery in north-western China's Gansu province. Citing a witness, it said he set himself on fire and ran towards Bhora monastery in Xiahe county and that state security forces standing nearby ran after him and tried to put out the flames. | Free Tibet said Lhamo Kyeb, 27, died on Saturday near a monastery in north-western China's Gansu province. Citing a witness, it said he set himself on fire and ran towards Bhora monastery in Xiahe county and that state security forces standing nearby ran after him and tried to put out the flames. |
| The witness said Lhamo Kyeb attempted to stop them from extinguishing the fire, forcing them to back away, and then walked towards the monastery and fell to the ground. | The witness said Lhamo Kyeb attempted to stop them from extinguishing the fire, forcing them to back away, and then walked towards the monastery and fell to the ground. |
| The group said nearly 60 Tibetans had set themselves on fire since March 2011 to protest against Chinese rule over the Himalayan region. | The group said nearly 60 Tibetans had set themselves on fire since March 2011 to protest against Chinese rule over the Himalayan region. |
| Calls to the county government and police rang unanswered on Sunday. A man on duty at the prefectural government said he had no information. | Calls to the county government and police rang unanswered on Sunday. A man on duty at the prefectural government said he had no information. |
| "Protests against China's brutal suppression of Tibetan culture and identity have now reached a point where the international community must speak out," the Free Tibet director Stephanie Brigden said in a statement. "This Tibet spring is not going to go away just because international governments choose to ignore it." | "Protests against China's brutal suppression of Tibetan culture and identity have now reached a point where the international community must speak out," the Free Tibet director Stephanie Brigden said in a statement. "This Tibet spring is not going to go away just because international governments choose to ignore it." |
| Chinese authorities routinely deny Tibetan claims of repression, although they have confirmed some self-immolations and accused supporters of the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama of encouraging such acts. The Dalai Lama and representatives of the self-declared Tibetan government-in-exile in India say they oppose all violence. | Chinese authorities routinely deny Tibetan claims of repression, although they have confirmed some self-immolations and accused supporters of the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama of encouraging such acts. The Dalai Lama and representatives of the self-declared Tibetan government-in-exile in India say they oppose all violence. |
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