Four more Tibetans set themselves alight in China
- Published: 27 Nov 2012 at 14.47
- Online news: Asia
Four more Tibetans have set themselves alight in protest at China's rule, overseas media said Tuesday, taking the total to more than 20 this month.
An exiled Tibetan woman holds a photograph of a Tibetan youth, who set himself alight in protest at China's rule, during a candlelight vigil. Four more Tibetans have set themselves alight in protest at China's rule, overseas media and a rights group said Tuesday.
The spate of burnings in recent weeks began in the run-up to the Chinese Communist Party's set-piece congress, where Xi Jinping was named as the organisation's general secretary in a 10-yearly power handover.
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