TIBET | Tension with the police increases
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PHOTO: Tibetan monk Lobsang Lozin sets himself on fire to protest. | E.M.
Read the original: A young Tibetan monk immolates himself to protest against Chinese rule
A young Buddhist monk from Tibet has set himself on fire in southwest China, according to what the authorities of the Tibetan government in exile have announced. It is just the latest in a series of immolations in protest against Chinese rule.
The young monk of 18 years, identified as Lobsang Lozin, He immolated himself in Canton Bharkham (Sichuan), while on his way to a government office, has communicated from the Central Tibetan Administration.
Local authorities and Bharkham police have not immediately confirmed the suicide..
At least 42 people have set themselves on fire in Chinese regions with Tibetan populations in recent months, according to activists.
Tibetans at the site have blocked access to the bridge, blocking the way to the police, raising fears of a confrontation between the two groups.
"Las personas valientes que intentan impedir que las fuerzas chinas detengan los tibetanos, han mostrado el poder del espíritu de protesta del Tíbet", Stephanie Brigden said, director of the Free Tibet organization in London.
"Las llamadas a la liberación del Tíbet son abrumadoras, la comunidad internacional debe adoptar una postura y decir a China que es el momento para que los tibetanos puedan decidir de su propio destino", He added.
Tibetans have always objected to Chinese sovereignty over the vast plateau of the Himalayas., accusing Beijing of violating religious freedom and fearing the erosion of its culture with the arrival of the Han Chinese, the largest ethnic group in the country.
For your part, Beijing maintains that Tibetans enjoy freedom of religion and have benefited from higher standards of living thanks to economic growth in China..
He 27 of May, two men set themselves on fire in front of Jokhang temple, famous for its Buddhist pilgrimages, in the center of Lhasa, causing the first incident of its kind in the regional capital of Tibet.
In July, China invested 30 billion yuan (4.8 Millions of dollars) in a project to develop tourism in Lhasa to attract more travelers in the troubled region of Tibet.
