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November 26, 2012

Tibetan self-immolates in northwest China
Beijing (AFP) Nov 24, 2012
A Tibetan villager has died after setting himself on fire, Chinese state media said Saturday - the latest death in a wave of protests against Beijing's rule. China's official Xinhua news agency said the herdsman set himself alight late on Friday in the northwest province of Qinghai. It quoted local authorities as saying that the 26-year-old, identified as Dazheng, set himself ablaze in the village of Dageri in Zekog County. Xinhua earlier reported that another Tibetan died on Thursday, also ... read more

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