Friday, 2 December 2011

Nun becomes ninth Tibetan to self-immolate as protest against Chinese military repression

By at 2:28 pm Monday, Oct 17

Tenzin Wangmo, a 20-year-old nun from Dechen Chokorling Nunnery in Tibet, is the ninth Tibetan to commit self-immolation since March, and the fifth of those to die. They are protesting repression by Chinese security forces. More at Free Tibet. Tags:

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