A Tibetan man set himself alight and died in protest against Chinese rule earlier this week, marking the first self-immolation in Tiber in 2014.
29-year-old Phakmo Samdup became the 6th person to self immolate since July 2013, before which saw a sharp rise in the number of deaths. So far, a reported 126 deaths from self-immolation have occurred in Chinese ruled Tibet.
Commenting on the death, Free Tibet director Eleanor Byrne-Rosengren said,
29-year-old Phakmo Samdup became the 6th person to self immolate since July 2013, before which saw a sharp rise in the number of deaths. So far, a reported 126 deaths from self-immolation have occurred in Chinese ruled Tibet.
Commenting on the death, Free Tibet director Eleanor Byrne-Rosengren said,
“While self-immolations have slowed significantly in recent months, Phakmo Samdup's protest confirms that Tibetans remain willing to undertake this devastating form of peaceful protest."
"The last few months have seen mass protests against detentions, environmental destruction and the Chinese flag in Tibet. Tibetan opposition to Chinese occupation is undimmed but China's response is a self-defeating turn of the screw. Repression breeds resistance. Further protests in Tibet in 2014 are certain: more self-immolation protests are certainly possible."