Man with a Tibetan flag dies after setting himself on fire in front of UN headquarters
Police said the 52-year-old Uber driver was taken to Bellevue Hospital after the protest and later died from severe burns.
- On Thursday evening, a 52-year-old Tibetan man died after setting himself on fire outside the United Nations headquarters in New York at 42nd Street and 1st Avenue.
- The man, identified as Uber driver Lobga Rangzen, protested the Chinese occupation of Tibet; fellow driver Lobsang Paljor said Rangzen was distressed by mandates requiring Tibetans to learn Mandarin language.
- Before the act, Rangzen placed a Tibetan flag into a traffic barrier and left belongings on a monument while broadcasting live on Facebook; police discovered fliers denouncing China's presence nearby.
- Officers from the 17th Precinct rushed Rangzen to Bellevue Hospital, where he was pronounced dead; a United Nations spokesperson confirmed all scheduled meetings had concluded for the day.
- China has governed the Himalayan region since 1951, asserting control dating to the mid-13th century; many Tibetans argue they were historically independent and claim the Chinese government seeks to suppress their cultural identity.
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