To protest Chinese rule
Beijing, 28 Ago. (Reuters/EP) –
Two young Tibetans died this Monday after setting themselves on fire to protest Chinese control over the autonomous region., thereby elevating 51 the number of Tibetans who have burned themselves with the same motivation, as reported by Free Tibet.
The deceased are a monk from 18 years old and a former monk of 17 that caught fire outside the Kirti monastery, a Ngaba, a majority Tibetan city located in Sichuan province, In southwest China.
With it, They are already 51 the Tibetans who since 2009, when the phenomenon began, They have set themselves on fire to condemn Chinese domination. According to calculations by the humanitarian organization, at least half have died.
She further , ha denunciado que "cientos" of Tibetans have been arrested after setting themselves on fire. "Estamos muy preocupados por su bienestar", said the director of Free Tibet, Stephanie Brigden, in a statement sent to Reuters.
The Chinese Government has described Tibetans who sacrifice themselves as criminals and terrorists and has accused their spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, exiled in India, to encourage this form of protest.
For your part, the Dalai Lama –Nobel Peace Prize– has denied these accusations and has rejected violence, insisting that the only thing he pursues is real autonomy for Tibet.
Tibetan activists accuse China of suppressing freedoms of expression and worship in Tibet. Instead, Beijing argues that since he assumed control of the territory, in 1950, This has experienced great development.
