09/03/2015 – T.I.
- The woman, about forty years old, has died in the Tibetan county of Ngabaen.
- It was the first death in a protest of this type so far this year, as reported by the Free Tibet organization.
A woman has died in the Chinese semi-autonomous region of Tibet after burning herself in the county of Can, in what has been the first death in a protest of this type so far this year, as reported by the organization, UK based, Free Tibet.
She further , depending on the station Radio Free Asia (RFA), the woman was a mother.
The organization has detailed that the event took place on Friday and has identified the deceased as Norchuk, while stating that the authorities have cremated the body, a common practice in China after this type of incidents.
Besides, Free Tibet ha manifestado que "marzo es un mes de tensiones en Tíbet debido a que se conmemora el anniversary of the uprising against China 1959", por lo que ha recalcado que "normalmente las autoridades incrementan la seguridad".
In December, three Tibetans immolated themselves in a week. From 2009 more than have been registered 130 Similar acts in Tibetan areas of China, although they have been less frequent in recent months after the imposition of fines and other punishments on the relatives of those who immolate themselves.
China assures that Tibet has been an inseparable part of its territory for centuries, while Tibetans in exile argue that the region was long virtually independent until it was occupied by communist troops in 1951.
These communities abroad accuse China of indirectly causing the immolations due to its repressive policies. Tibetan culture and religion, while Beijing blames exile, including its leader the Dalai Lama, to encourage these suicides.
