Tibetian set herself on fire in China protest

Al Jazeera Sunday 4th March, 2012

Tibetan woman has set herself on fire in southwestern China to protest against Chinese rule, a Tibetan rights group said, the latest in a series of self-immolations that signal growing unrest in the Tibetan areas of China. The incident on Sunday came a day before China's annual parliamentary session - an occasion often used by authorities to clamp...

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