Man sets himself on fire at Israeli embassy in Washington

A US military service member set himself on fire, in an apparent act of protest against the war in Gaza, outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington, authorities said.

FBI Confirms Self-Immolation Incident at Israeli Consulate in Atlanta - Spokesperson

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) confirmed its collaboration with the Atlanta Police in investigating a self-immolation incident outside the Israeli consulate in Atlanta, FBI Spokesperson said.

Australia deliberately ignores refugee abuse: report

Australia is deliberately ignoring the inhumane treatment of refugees held on the South Pacific island of Nauru as a means of deterring others from attempting the journey to Australia, two rights groups have said.

Refugee sets herself on fire at Australia's Nauru camp

A refugee has set herself on fire at an Australian-run detention centre on the Pacific island of Nauru, just days after an Iranian man died in a similar act in protest against his treatment.

Tibetans shot trying to reclaim self-immolator’s body (At least 135 Tibetans have set themselves on fire)

DHARAMSHALA: Two Tibetans were shot and several others injured after Chinese police opened fire on a group of Tibetans trying to reclaim the body of Ven. Kelsang Yeshi who set himself on fire on 23 December, media reports say.

Tibetan Student Self-immolates in Protest Against China. -- (More than 130 Tibetans have burned themselves)

A Tibetan student has died after setting himself on fire in Tsoe City.

Lhamo Tashi set himself on fire last Wednesday while shouting slogans against the Chinese rule in Tibet in front of a police station.

Tashi's self-immolation is the first in more than five months.

Information on the death only emerged Sunday, as Chinese authorities usually clamp down on communication following such incidents.

Obama to host Dalai Lama at White House

China tells the US to cancel meeting with spiritual leader, warning that it will "seriously damage" ties....

US President Barack Obama will meet exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama at the White House in a show of concern about China's human rights practices.
Obama's midmorning session with the Dalai Lama on Friday may well draw a reprimand from China, which views him as a violent separatist because he seeks more autonomy for Tibet.
China urged the US to scrap plans for the meeting, warning it would "seriously damage" ties between the two countries.

Οι ανθρώπινοι δαυλοί του Θιβέτ....

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Ακραίες πράξεις σαν κι αυτές, αν και αυτοκαταστροφικές, πάντα θα διατηρούν το νόημά τους

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Σαν σύμβολο ριζοσπαστικής πολιτικής διαμαρτυρίας, Θιβετιανοί μοναχοί και απλοί πολίτες αυτοπυρπολούνται σε δημόσιους δρόμους για λογαριασμό της συλλογικής αιτίας για ένα ελεύθερο Θιβέτ. Τείνουν να καταπίνουν κηροζίνη, να τυλίγονται συρματόσκοινο και θεληματικά να αυτοπυρπολούνται φωνάζοντας συνθήματα για ένα ελεύθερο Θιβέτ. Σε μοναστήρια διάσπαρτα στην οροσειρά των Ινδικών Ιμαλαΐων, Θιβετιανοί εξόριστοι προσπαθούν να κρατήσουν ζωντανό έναν αρχαίο πολιτισμό και μιαν αρχαία παράδοση.
Με πάνω από 50 χρόνια εξορίας και με σημάδια αυξανόμενης καταπίεσης από το Κινέζικο Κομμουνιστικό Κόμμα που διοικεί τη χώρα, οι ελπίδες τους για ένα ελεύθερο Θιβέτ στερεύουν. Η επιθυμία τους είναι να δουν τον πνευματικό τους ηγέτη, τον Δαλάι Λάμα, να επιστρέφει στο παλάτι του στο Θιβέτ και την κινεζική κυβέρνηση να τους παραχωρήσει την αδικαιολόγητα στερημένη αυτονομία τους.