PHAYUL: Tibet continues to burn, Second autoimmocation in the new year

DHARAMSHALA. 18 January.

The OLA of selfimmolving protests in Tibet against China's continuous occupation does not show signs of decreasing with reports, But if he predicts with another burning death in the Khyungchu region of Ngaba in East Tibet.

Initial reports have identified Tibetan autoimmolator as tsering phuntsok. According to a Tibetan Switzerland, Sonam, The protest occurred around 3:15 pm (local time).

"Tsering Phuntsok se prendió fuego frente a la estación de policía local en el pueblo de China, Kite, de la región de Khyungchu", Sonam Phayul said. "Murió en el lugar de su protesta."

Chinese security staff arrived at the scene and took the body of Tsering Phuntsok to Barkham, According to the same source.

Tsering Phuntsok survives his wife and two children.

The photos of today's autoimmoors protests show the carbonized body of Tsering Phuntsok, still in flames, flooring. A number of people observes it by surrounding the body.

The reports suggest that the monkeys of the Amchok monastery are carrying out a prayer service for the deceased.

This is the second autoimmaking protest in Tibet since the beginning of the new year. in 2012, Nothing less than 82 Tibetanos set on fire demanding the freedom and return of Tibetan spiritual leader, The Dalai Lama from exile.

Chinese authorities in the region have intensified their repressive policies, criminalizing the self -immolation protest, arresting family members and friends of protesters and the confiscation of thousands of satellite television sets aimed at creating a black hole of information in the region.

"El Tíbet va a entrar en el noticiero de la noche mundial debido a las autoinmolaciones y existe ansiedad para ponerla bajo control", Michael Davis said to AP, Law professor and expert at Tibet at Hong Kong University. Advirtió que los nuevos líderes "estarán particularmente preocupados para que ninguno de estos problemas les estalle en la cara."

"Creo que las autoinmolaciones y todo esto sugiere que no están ganando los corazones y las mentes del pueblo tibetano y, in fact, They are more repressive, They find more resistance, y son una especie de círculo vicioso", Davis said.

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