ARE WE SELLING OUR SOULS
BY DEALING WITH CHINA ?
Self-immolation and large protest in Indian capital
( I have deleted the photo because it is unbearable to see. )
Jampa Yeshi, a 26-year-old Tibetan, set himself on fire in the Indian capital New Delhi today at a demonstration ahead of a visit by Chinese president Hu Jintao.
His current well-being is unknown with conflicting reports coming out of Delhi as to whether he is alive or not.
He ran for 50m in flames as more than 600 hundred protesters demonstrated outside the Indian parliament against China's rule over Tibet.
Protestors beat out flames
The protester carried out the self-immolation as he ran near the speakers at the rally. Fellow protesters beat out the flames with Tibetan flags they were carrying.
He was taken to a local hospital to be treated for severe burns.
According to a senior police officer, he left Tibet five years ago and had been living in a Tibetan neighbourhood in Delhi
Reflecting Tibet situation
His actions mirror the 29 Tibetans who have set themselves on fire in the last 12 months.
These self-immolations are part of wider protests currently taking place in Tibet which have led to hundreds of Tibetans being detained. In some instances the Chinese authorities have used lethal force against unarmed protesters.
'Tibet is not part of China'
The protesters, carrying banners and posters, marched across New Delhi to a central plaza near the Indian Parliament. Some carried posters saying 'Tibet is burning' and 'Tibet is not part of China'.
One witness, Tenzin Dorjee, said: 'This is what China faces unless they give freedom to Tibet.'
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Lobsang Jamyang, a former monk in his early twenties, died in January of 2012.
At the time, he was the 16th Tibetan to self-immolate since March 2011 and his actions led to a brutal crackdown.
Tibet protests
Chinese authorities were quick to remove him from the scene in Ngaba where the act took place.
A crowd of local people subsequently gathered to protest and call for the return of his body. This was responded to with brutal force by the Chinese authorities.
Women shot and beaten
Tear gas was fired at the crowd and at least one woman was shot in the protests.
There are reports that people were beaten with sticks which had nails. We have been told that a girl was blinded in one eye after being beaten by the Chinese forces.
Detention of Tibetans
An eyewitness described the situation as terrifying, that "a strong gas" was used on the crowd and described how "many had fallen to the ground" and people were being beaten. Numerous people were detained.
Tibetans continue to protests and self-immolate in Ngaba Town, despite the continuing harsh crackdown by Chinese forces and restrictions on communication there.
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