Tibet another monk sets himself on fire to protest Chinese occupation
It is the twelfth case. The incident happened in Kham, near the monastery of Karma. It 'the first episode of its kind in the Tibetan Autonomous Region. The man was admitted to hospital. He self-immolated after shouting slogans in favour of the freedom of Tibet and distributing leaflets.
Beijing (AsiaNews / Agencies) - A former Tibetan monk was hospitalized after being burned in what is the twelfth case of self-immolation in protest against the Chinese occupation and repression in Tibet. The incident happened in Kham, in the region of Chamdo (Chinese Ghangu) near the monastery of Karma. The man, Tenzin Phuntsog, 46, set himself on fire yesterday afternoon, shouted slogans and threw leaflets into the air before carrying out his gesture, which would be the first event of its kind in the Tibetan Autonomous Region. All other previous cases had occurred in Sichuan. (23/11/2011 Self immolation for Tibet: a cry of pain in the midst of the world’s indifference).
According to sources among Tibetans in exile in India, who have made contact with local people, "the former monk was deeply disturbed and frustrated by the imposition of restrictions on the monastery of Karma, and the imprisonment of many monks. There was even among the Chinese authorities, who spoke of the possibility of closing the monastery. " Phuntosg was very shaken by this threat, and had spoken out about it frequently in public.
In Khamar on 26 October, a bomb was detonated at a government office but there were no victims. The walls of the government building were painted with anti-Chinese slogans and others in favour of the liberation of Tibet and Tibetan flags and leaflets were distributed. Chinese police arrived en masse and put the city under control, tightening its siege on the monastery of Karma, which the Chinese believed was behind the attack.
According to sources among Tibetans in exile in India, who have made contact with local people, "the former monk was deeply disturbed and frustrated by the imposition of restrictions on the monastery of Karma, and the imprisonment of many monks. There was even among the Chinese authorities, who spoke of the possibility of closing the monastery. " Phuntosg was very shaken by this threat, and had spoken out about it frequently in public.
In Khamar on 26 October, a bomb was detonated at a government office but there were no victims. The walls of the government building were painted with anti-Chinese slogans and others in favour of the liberation of Tibet and Tibetan flags and leaflets were distributed. Chinese police arrived en masse and put the city under control, tightening its siege on the monastery of Karma, which the Chinese believed was behind the attack.
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