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May 30, 2012 09:27 pm PDT
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In Tibet, a mother of 3 burns herself alive in protest of Chinese rule
A woman identified as Rikyo, said to be 33 years old and the mother of three young children, burned herself to death today in what is believed to have been another desperate act of protest against Chinas repressive policies in Tibet. According to the Tibetan pro-sovereignty website Phayul, she set herself on fire near the [...]Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/QTJMtNoO5ws/in-tibet-a-mother-of-3-self-i.html
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