China: Two Female Tibetans Burn To Death
China: Two Female Tibetans Burn To Death A Tibetan widow and a middle school girl set themselves on fire and died at the weekend in China's Sichuan and Ganzu provinces in self-immolation protests demanding freedom and an end to Chinese rule, according to sources on Sunday. This brings to 25 the number of Tibetans who have self-immolated since February 2009 in protest against Beijing's rule in Tibetan-populated areas while calling for the return of Tibet's spiritual leader the...For the rest of the article, as well as maps, images, related items, and videos, please visit Indigenous Peoples Issues & Resources.