Tibetan Monk Sets Himself On Fire

The body of a Tibetan monk who died after setting himself on fire was paraded through the streets in northwestern China, a report said on Monday. This was the latest in a series of self-immolation protests against Chinese rule.

A Tibetan monk in western China set himself on fire in an anti-government protest, then was beaten and kicked by police, prompting hundreds of monks and others to rally, an exiled Tibetan monk said. A state news agency said the monk died Thursday.The 21-year-old monk, Phuntsog, who like many Tibetans goes by only one name, set himself on fire Wedne...

The body of a Tibetan monk who died after setting himself on fire was paraded through the streets in northwestern China, a report said on Monday. This was the latest in a series of self-immolation protests against Chinese rule.

A Tibetan monk in western China set himself on fire in an anti-government protest, then was beaten and kicked by police, prompting hundreds of monks and others to rally, an exiled Tibetan monk said. A state news agency said the monk died Thursday.The 21-year-old monk, Phuntsog, who like many Tibetans goes by only one name, set himself on fire Wedne...