Another Tibetan self-immolates in Sangchu County

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October 23, 2012 4:40 pm

DHARAMSHALA: Dorjee Rinchen, a 57-year-old Tibetan man set himself on fire in front of the local police station in Sangchu county, north-eastern Tibet around 04:30 pm (local time) today. He died on the spot. This is the third incident of self-immolation in Sangchu county in four days.

He is a native of Labrang Zayul region in Amdo.

Local Tibetans who witnessed the incident prevented the Chinese police from taking away his body. A photo show his charred body covered with traditional Tibetan scarves.

A huge number of Chinese troops were deployed around the area after the incident. Phone lines and Internet connectivity has been cut off.

Over 58 Tibetans have set themselves on fire protesting against the Chinese government, calling for freedom and the return of His Holiness the Dalai Lama  to Tibet.

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« Deuxième protestation auto-immolation dans Labrang dans deux jours » homme tibétain de Sayue, un village situé juste à l'extérieur de Labrang, âgé de 57 ans s'est immolé par le feu et est mort mardi après-midi. Dorjee Rinchen self-immolat

ed lui-même près du siège de PLA local à Labrang à près de 16:30 aujourd'hui.

Rinchen est un village nommé des chefs qui était très respecté par les Tibétains des et qui parlaient tibétain et en chinois. Il laisse derrière lui femme, Tabho, un fils et une fille et d'une mère octogénaire.

Depuis février 2009, au moins 58 Tibétains se sont fixés sur le feu pour protester contre les politiques chinoises au Tibet. Alors que le gouvernement tibétain en exil, explique 47 de ces affaires ont donné lieu à la mort, il n'y a aucun cas confirmé de fonctionnaires chinois s'arrêtant une immolation potentielle en tuant le manifestant potentiel.

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" Second Self-immolation Protest in Labrang in Two Days "

A 57-year-old Tibetan man from Sayue, a village located just outside Labrang, set himself on fire and died Tuesday afternoon. Dorjee Rinchen self-immolated himself near the local PL

A headquarters in Labrang at around 4:30 pm today.

Rinchen was an appointed village leader who was well respected by local Tibetans and who spoke both Tibetan and Chinese. He leaves behind wife, Tabho, a son and a daughter, and a mother in her 80s.

Since February of 2009, at least 58 Tibetans have set themselves on fire to protest Chinese policies in Tibet. While the Tibetan government-in-exile says 47 of those cases have resulted in deaths, there are no confirmed cases of Chinese officials stopping a potential self-immolation by killing the would-be protester.

Source:-VOA

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