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Self Immolation

Dalai Lama: Self-Immolations Have Little Effect

Reuters | Posted 06.13.2013 | World

By Thuy Ong SYDNEY, June 13 (Reuters) - Tibetans setting themselves on fire to protest against Chinese rule are having little effect o...

The Tragedy of Self Immolation -- No One Cares

Andrew Lam | Posted 05.16.2013 | Impact
Andrew Lam

With the exception of Mohamed Bouazizi, the Tunisian fruit vendor who set himself on fire and thus sparked what became known as the Arab Spring, self-immolation has by all accounts become a failed form of protest as an agent of change.

3 Tibetans Self-Immolate To Protest China

AP | Posted 04.25.2013 | World

BEIJING -- Three Tibetans have died after setting themselves on fire to protest Chinese rule in a western region where authorities have imposed a heav...

Dying for Tibet, but Will Cause Expire With Dalai Lama?

William J. Furney | Posted 04.23.2013 | World
William J. Furney

Will the global cause spearheaded by the quirky monk, with such Hollywood champions as Richard Gere and Harrison Ford outlive him?

Bulgarians Unite In Prayer After Self-Immolations

Reuters | Posted 06.05.2013 | Religion

By Angel Krasimirov SOFIA, April 5 (Reuters) - Bulgarians set aside religious and political differences on Friday at the start of thre...

Tibetan Mother Of 4 Reportedly Sets Self On Fire

AP | Posted 03.25.2013 | World

BEIJING -- A U.S.-backed broadcaster says a Tibetan mother of four young children has killed herself in the latest self-immolation protest in western ...

Tibetan Monk Self-Immolates Inside China Temple

AP | Posted 05.16.2013 | World

BEIJING — A U.S.-backed broadcaster says a Tibetan Buddhist monk set himself on fire inside a western Chinese monastery criticized by authoritie...

Drupchen's Body Is a Litmus Test for Nepal

Tenzin Dorjee | Posted 05.15.2013 | World
Tenzin Dorjee

Over the last decade, amid China's growing hegemony in Asia, Nepal has turned from a sanctuary to a nightmare for Tibetan refugees. This tragedy is embodied in the way the Nepalese government has so far responded to Drupchen Tsering's self-immolation.

Self-Immolations Continue In Desperate, Depressed Bulgaria

AP | VESELIN TOSHKOV | Posted 03.14.2013 | World

SOFIA, Bulgaria -- Security cameras captured the moment when a Bulgarian man disgusted by corruption in his provincial hometown quietly doused himself...

Desperate Street Vendor Sets Himself On Fire In Tunis

AP | BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA | Posted 05.12.2013 | World

TUNIS, Tunisia — A street vendor has set himself on fire in Tunisia's capital, reviving memories of the self-immolation that helped spark the Ar...

China Blocks Poet From Traveling To U.S. For Award Ceremony

AP | GILLIAN WONG | Posted 03.08.2013 | Books

BEIJING -- The United States would like to present an outspoken Tibetan author with an award for courage but the activist will be unable to travel to ...

Self-Immolation Protests Reach New Milestone

AP | BINAJ GURUBACHARYA | Posted 02.14.2013 | World

KATMANDU, Nepal -- A Tibetan man who set himself on fire in Nepal's capital in the latest in a string of self-immolations protesting China's rule over...

The Blue Flower

Kate Saunders | Posted 12.26.2012 | World
Kate Saunders

At a time of crisis in Tibet, instead of seeking to understand this gentle symbolism, the armed military response in Kyegu to placing scarves around a flower demonstrated a deeper truth -- that the Chinese leadership appears to have no other strategy on Tibet beyond oppression.

Tragedy on the Roof of the World

Sophia Slater | Posted 02.03.2013 | Teen
Sophia Slater

Most don't know much about Tibet, a vast land of some of the highest peaks and widest deserts. The self-immolations are the hidden pain -- the ugly backstory -- that nobody wants to explicitly address.

At Least 4 Tibetans, Including 3 Teens, Self-Immolate In Protest

Dominique Mosbergen | Posted 11.08.2012 | World

Since February 2009, more than 60 Tibetans have self-immolated in protest of China's rule over Tibet, according to estimates. On Wednesday, at least f...

Gazan Man Dies After Setting Self On Fire

AP | Posted 11.03.2012 | World

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — An unemployed young Gazan man has died after dousing himself with gasoline and setting himself on fire. Sufian Abu Nada...

Another Tibetan Monk Dies After Setting Self On Fire

AP | Posted 09.16.2012 | World

BEIJING — An 18-year-old monk set himself on fire and died in southwestern China on Tuesday in the latest of dozens of self-immolations by Tibet...

Tibet's Self Murder: Tragedy Or Transformation?

John Halpern | Posted 09.08.2012 | Religion
John Halpern

If self-immolation is intended as the ultimate rejection of Chinese control, a cry for independence and a declaration of human rights, what does this imply to the outside world? And what can this mean to us?

Job Seeker Lights Himself On Fire Outside Job Center

The Huffington Post | James Sunshine | Posted 06.29.2012 | Business

A job seeker doused himself in gasoline and lit himself on fire outside of a Birmingham, England, job center Thursday, the Birmingham Mail reports. Th...

Tibetan Sets Self Ablaze

AP | Posted 06.15.2012 | World

BEIJING -- A Tibetan man set himself on fire Friday morning in northwest China's Qinghai province, advocacy groups for Tibetan rights reported. It ad...

Man Sets Self On Fire After Bad Financial News

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 06.11.2012 | Business

For some, financial stress can prove too much to bear. Last week, Knoxville man Michael McReynolds reportedly retrieved a gas can from his garage, ...

Why Tibet Matters

Bianca Jagger | Posted 07.14.2012 | World
Bianca Jagger

2012-05-14-Screenshot20120514at8.39.35AM.pngThe Tibetans are standing up to the vast and expanding power of the Chinese state with nonviolent resistance through religious practice, song, literature and even self-immolation.

Afghan Women, Culture, and Development

American Anthropological Association | Posted 06.09.2012 | World
American Anthropological Association

As an anthropologist conducting research in Afghanistan, I find that whenever the gaze of the international media falls on Afghan women I feel uncomfortable.

Cara Santa Maria

WATCH: Pain And Progress In Burn Care (NSFW)

HuffingtonPost.com | Cara Santa Maria | Posted 01.21.2013 | Science

What actually happens to the body when it catches fire, and what technological advances in burn treatment await on the horizon?2012-04-09-Screenshot20120409at11.24.01AM.png

13-Year-Old Sets Self On Fire Because Family Can't Afford School Uniform

AP | RIAZ KHAN | Posted 06.01.2012 | World

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Like many in Pakistan, 13-year-old Kamran Khan's family did not have enough money to send him to school. He was such a prom...