Tibetan protester who burned himself alive left letter calling for freedom

The letter was released by activists and translated on the website Burning
Tibet. The letter’s authenticity could not be independently confirmed.

“The fact that Tibetan people are setting themselves on fire in this 21st
century is to let the world know about their suffering,” the letter
stated. “People of the world, stand up for Tibet.”

Hundreds of police are manning barricades along roads throughout the city,
some carrying blankets soaked in water to quickly smother the flames of any
protesters who try to set themselves alight.

About 30 people have set themselves on fire over the past year in ethnic
Tibetan areas of China in protest Beijing’s heavy-handed rule in the region.

Beijing has blamed the Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, who
has lived in exile in India for decades, for inciting the self-immolations,
and has called the protesters’ actions a form of terrorism.

Source: AP

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