A TIBETAN monk died in the latest self-immolation protest against the Chinese government in the southwestern province of Sichuan, an advocacy group and news report said
Lobsang Sherab, 20, set fire to himself late on Wednesday in Cha township, which is called Chara in Tibetan, in Sichuan's restive Aba, or Ngaba, area.
He died immediately after his protest, Kanyag Tsering, an Indian-based exiled monk from Kirti, was quoted as saying.
Many of the 30 other self-immolations reported in Tibetan areas since 2009 occurred near Kirti monastery. At least 22 of the earlier protesters died, according to reports.
A Tibetan protester also died after setting fire to himself in New Delhi on Monday ahead of a visit by Chinese President Hu Jintao, who is in India for a summit of the BRICS group of the emerging economic powerhouses of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.
The Tibetan government-in-exile, based in the Indian hill town of Dharamsala, on Wednesday accused China of using "brutal methods to suppress the peaceful Tibetans inside Tibet".
The exile government reiterated its call for China to allow free access to Tibetan areas for international observers and journalists, reduce security and hold talks with exiled Tibetan leaders to "find a mutually beneficial and lasting solution to the issue of Tibet". - Sapa-dpa
Monk sets self on fire
A TIBETAN monk died in the latest self-immolation protest against the Chinese government in the southwestern province of Sichuan, an advocacy group and news report said
Lobsang Sherab, 20, set fire to himself late on Wednesday in Cha township, which is called Chara in Tibetan, in Sichuan's restive Aba, or Ngaba, area.
He died immediately after his protest, Kanyag Tsering, an Indian-based exiled monk from Kirti, was quoted as saying.
Many of the 30 other self-immolations reported in Tibetan areas since 2009 occurred near Kirti monastery. At least 22 of the earlier protesters died, according to reports.
A Tibetan protester also died after setting fire to himself in New Delhi on Monday ahead of a visit by Chinese President Hu Jintao, who is in India for a summit of the BRICS group of the emerging economic powerhouses of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.
The Tibetan government-in-exile, based in the Indian hill town of Dharamsala, on Wednesday accused China of using "brutal methods to suppress the peaceful Tibetans inside Tibet".
The exile government reiterated its call for China to allow free access to Tibetan areas for international observers and journalists, reduce security and hold talks with exiled Tibetan leaders to "find a mutually beneficial and lasting solution to the issue of Tibet". - Sapa-dpa
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