Wednesday, January 11, 2012

BBC News - Tibet monk dies in China after self-immolating

9 January 2012 Last updated at 07:45 ET A 40-year-old Tibetan monk has died after setting himself on fire early on Sunday in Qinghai province in north-west China, officials say. Chinese state media said Nyage Sonamdrugyu was a Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader. His body was returned to his relatives, media reports said. Activists say at least 15 people have set themselves alight in the past year, demanding an end to tight Chinese controls in ethnically Tibetan areas. Correspondents say that i...

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Source: http://dailyme.com/story/2012010900001123

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