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Self Immolation Uncovered

January 15, 2021;

The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) is reporting the self-immolation of a young man in Tibet in 2015, a case which was previously kept hidden by the Chinese government for five years. According to the CTA Shurmo, from Shagchukha village in Nagchu county, set himself on fire and died close to the village bus station on September 17, 2015. More than 155 Tibetans have self-immolated in protest against Chinese repression since 2009.

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