Tibetan Mother of 4 Self-Immolates in Western China

Tibetan sources say a 30-year-old mother of four set herself ablaze Sunday in China’s western Sichuan province, in an apparent protest against Chinese rule in Tibet.  Witnesses say the Tibetan woman, identified as Kalkyi, died on the spot. As she was engulfed with flames, it was impossible to hear what she was saying.  Local Tibetans were able to take her body to a local monastery where monks performed spiritual rituals and prayers.  A source told VOA’s Tibetan … [Read More]

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Source: VOA News: War and Conflict


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