Two Tibetans self-immolate in Lhasa: is protest spreading? - The Christian Science Monitor
28 May 2012, 7:54 am
Two Tibetans set themselves on fire outside a Buddhist temple in Lhasa, the first of a series of self-immolation protests against Chinese rule over Tibet to take place in the regional capital, Radio Free Asia reported on Monday. The broadcaster ...

Two more monks self-immolate in Tibet in protest against Chinese rule - andhranews.net
27 May 2012, 11:26 pm
Two Tibetan monks set themselves on fire outside a temple in Lhasa to protest against Chinese rule, according to a report. US-based Radio Free Asia said in a statement that the men were taken away by authorities within minutes of setting themselves on fire ...

Smothering the Flames of Revolution in Tibet - policymic.com
27 May 2012, 9:21 am
Perhaps the fact that five young monks had to self-immolate before Tibetan discontent made it into the news cycle shows just how uninterested the world has become in Tibet's plight. Moreover, on a more practical level, Tibetans simply do not have the ...

Student's dad threatens to set self on fire - Bangkok Post
25 May 2012, 2:24 pm
Somboon Charoenchantakarn, 57, said he will self immolate in front of Government House next Tuesday in protest at the school's decision not to accept his daughter into Matthayom 4, despite officials from the Ministry of Education informing him earlier that ...

Karnataka Rakshana Vedike activists protest against revised auto fare - Deccan Herald
20 May 2012, 9:01 am
Pro-Kannada outfit Karnataka Rakshana Vedike activists on Saturday attempted to self-immolate in Bangalore protesting the against the revised auto fare announced by the government. The prostestors demanded the government to revise the minimum auto fare to ...

One on one with Hillary Rodham Clinton - USA Today
19 May 2012, 3:40 am
or a single vegetable vendor will self-immolate and it will topple a dictator. And therefore, how could we communicate more effectively with people so it wasn't just on the government to government level? Q: A couple of things that people say ...

MotoGP: Honda's Stoner Fastest In Second Practice At Le Mans - Superbike Planet
18 May 2012, 8:13 am
Stoner going fast and ... not much else. Several CRTs did crash and at least one CRT engine did self immolate. Stoner ended the session by having an animated conversation with his crewchief in the garage, this after riding off on his final lap.

'The Bachelorette' Recap: War of the Roses - MSN TV
16 May 2012, 9:13 am
surprise, it is); "fitness model" Jackson; Joe; Kyle; Chris; Aaron ("I am high school biology teacher but I'm here to have chemistry with you," he says -- and his students self-immolate from hysterical laughter); Alessandro (who lists his hometowns as ...

China TV blames Dalai Lama for Tibet immolations - YAHOO!
16 May 2012, 8:37 am
"The demands by the people who self-immolate are always the same. It is 'We want freedom,' and 'We want the Dalai Lama to return.' These are slogans used by all those who self-immolate," said Tashi, the exile government spokesman. "We don't incite them to do this."

The History of Self-Immolation - The New Yorker
15 May 2012, 6:54 pm
Then there are the forestry students at university in Bhubaneswa, India, who reportedly are threatening to self-immolate if the state forestry department doesn’t reform its recruiting policies. What happened to sit-ins and hunger strikes? When did ...