Tibetan Self-Immolation Highlights Western Indifference to Chinese Abuses
A man died from severe burns near the United Nations headquarters in New York City, identified by exiled Tibetan activists and media as Logba Rangzen, a Tibetan who set himself on fire. Rangzen, an Uber driver, reportedly made a live appeal for Tibetan independence and unity before the self-immolation, expressing rage over Chinese government restrictions. This act follows similar protests against Beijing’s policies in Tibet and comes amid international concern over China’s new ethnic unity law, which Tibetan exiles oppose.
John Q. Hosedrinker