(4UMFNEWS) Monks Burn Themselves In Protest:
Tibetan monks are burning themselves in record numbers. The process , called “Self Immolation” , is used as a protest against the Chinese government on behalf of the Tibetan Independence movement. This year , there have been twenty four deaths resulting from Self immolation in Tibet.
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