NTDTV
| Nov 13, 2012
In an appearance before Japanese lawmakers, the Dalai Lama called on Chinese officials to investigate the escalating Tibetan self-immolation protests, which he called the "very sad self-burnings." Chinese authorities filed a complaint with Japan f...
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CCTV News
| Nov 12, 2012
As the 18th Chinese Communist Party Congress continues in Beijing, Chinese states broadcaster CCTV reports on Tibetan delegates who say their home region has seen many improvements in recent years -- but notably makes no mention of the protests an...
LinkAsia
| Nov 12, 2012
WARNING: Graphic Content. Robert Barnett, Director of the Modern Tibet Studies Program at Columbia University, says there has been a "dramatic increase" in Tibetan self-immolation protests, with at least eight reported in the past week alone -- th...
Journeyman Pictures
| Oct 15, 2012
The Miss Tibet beauty pageant claims to give women a platform to highlight Tibetan issues, drawing attention to the the plight of the people as well as the brilliance of the lifestyle and culture. But does the pageant really empower women, or simp...
Al Jazeera English
| Oct 5, 2012
King Abdullah of Jordan has dissolved parliament, paving way for elections expected early next year. It comes a day before planned protests by opposition groups. The tiny kingdom has seen unprecedented calls for political and economic reform. A...
LinkAsia
| Aug 21, 2012
Two Tibetans in China's Sichuan Province, one a monk and one a former monk, have died after setting themselves on fire this past week. LinkAsia host Yul Kwon speaks with Tibetan historian Tsering Shakya about what's behind the recent self-immolati...
LinkAsia
| Aug 21, 2012
Dang Thi Kim Lieng, the mother of well-known dissident blogger Ta Phong Tan, died after setting herself on fire one week before her daughter's trial was due to begin. As contributor Nguyen Qui Duc reports from Hanoi, Ta Phong Tan is being held on ...
Russia Today
| Aug 5, 2012
Students, activists and advocates for equality in military service laws joined together for a march Saturday night in Tel Aviv. More than 5,000 people gathered to protest austerity measures and tax hikes recently approved by the government. T...
— Apr 3 at 05:58 pm
...Attempts at politicizing the self-immolation by five members of a Nepalese family started immediately after the incident took place. The opposit...
— about 21 hours ago
...the brother-in-law of another man, who had attempted self-immolation at the collectorate last month. Mohammedkhan Pathan, a resident of Khadi Fa...
— Jan 10, 2012 at 11:00 am
— Jan 24, 2012 at 07:57 pm
2012-01-24 21:57 Casablanca - One of two young Moroccans who self-immolated in Rabat last week during an ongoing protest by unemployed university g...
Self-immolation refers to setting oneself on fire, often as a form of protest or for the purposes of martyrdom. It has centuries-long traditions in some cultures, while in modern times it has become a type of radical political protest. Michael Biggs compiled a list of 533 "self-immolations" reported by Western media from the 1960s to 2002, though in this work his definition is generalized to any intentional suicide "on behalf of a collective cause."
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