Two Tibetan monks and a woman set themselves on fire: 119 immolations
Dharamsala (AsiaNews / Agencies) - Three Tibetans, two monks and a woman, set themselves on fire in Sichuan province yesterday, bringing to 119 the number of people who have self-immolated for the freedom of Tibet and against Chinese occupation. This type of protest has been ongoing since 2009.
The two monks are Lobsang Dawa, 20 (left),
and Konchog Woeser,
23, both from the Kirti Monastery,
Tagtsang Lhamo, in
the province of Ngaba (Chinese:
Aba). According to sources close to the monks, the two have set
themselves on fire shouting against
Chinese policy in Tibet and died around 18:30 yesterday,
near the assembly hall of the monastery. Their bodies were immediately withdrawn by the monks who after a night vigil of prayer, held
their cremation today.
The woman, 23, of which little is known, died after setting herself on
fire yesterday at about two in
the afternoon in Dzamthang
(Chinese: Rangtang).
The Chinese authorities have increased
control over Tibetan areas to prevent immolations, blocking communication with the outside world and arresting Tibetans who
promote this kind of protest.
The Dalai Lama has often asked young people to preserve
their lives, using them instead to
protest i8n a more
constructive and less desperate
way.
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