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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Tibetan Activist Identified After Death Near UN Headquarters Following Reported Self-Immolation
Police in New York City said on Thursday that a man died after suffering severe burns near the United Nations headquarters in Manhattan, and activists from the Tibetan exile community identified him as a Tibetan man who reportedly set himself on fire in a political appeal for independence.
A Tibetan man set himself on fire near the United Nations headquarters in New York on Thursday in an attempt to call for independence for the territory, which is under Chinese control, activists and exiled Tibetan media said. New York police confirmed the incident and said the man died of his burns.
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The man, "a tireless defender of Tibet," had strongly denounced a new law on "ethnic unity" adopted by China.
The tragedy took place on Thursday, July 2nd at the end of the day, reports the local police. The victim would be Lobga Rangzen, a defender of Tibet and his independence. He had previously opposed a new law on "ethnic unity" adopted by Beijing. - New York: a man simmered by fire in front of the headquarters of the United Nations (International).
A man died this Thursday after being burned alive in front of the headquarters of the United Nations (UN) in Manhattan, New York. According to authorities, the victim was an activist of the Tibetan cause, a political, cultural and humanitarian movement seeking real autonomy, the preservation of ... Continue reading "A man burns alive in front of the UN headquarters in New York"
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