A Tibetan man set himself on fire near the United Nations building in New York City on Thursday evening, apparently to protest China’s oppression of the Tibetan people.
The man was rushed to Bellevue Hospital, where he was pronounced dead from severe burns.
A Tibetan exile outlet called Voice of Tibet identified the man as Lobga Rangzen, either 42 or 52 according to various sources, a pro-Tibetan activist and campaigner who had lived in the United States for about 20 years and worked as an Uber driver.
Rangzen reportedly carried a Tibetan flag and made a “live appeal for Tibetan independence and unity” before immolating himself. Eyewitnesses…
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