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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NEW YORK.– New York City police reported Thursday that a man holding a Tibetan flag had died from severe burns near the United Nations headquarters. Activists and a media outlet of exiled Tibetans identified him as a Tibetan who had set himself on fire in an act of protest for independence.A spokesman for the New York Police Department said that the officers, who came to an emergency call received around 18.30 local time (19.30 in Argentina) on …
Tibetan activist dies after setting himself on fire outside UN headquarters
Content warning: This story contains language that readers may find disturbing.A Tibetan activist died Thursday after setting himself on fire outside the United Nations headquarters in New York.Lobsang Palden, popularly known as Lobga Rangzen, a longtime Tibetan activist based in New York, died at Bellevue Hospital after succumbing to his injuries, Jamphel Choesang, president of the Regional Tibetan Youth Congress of New York and New Jersey, tol…
A man set himself on fire in front of the headquarters of the United Nations (UN) in New York, United States, in an alleged act of activism.According to the NYPD, the man was taken to a hospital, where he was declared dead.While the motive for the incident has not been officially shared, activists highlighted that the man who set himself on fire was a “incansible defender of Tibet” who sought to raise awareness about the human rights crisis.Acco…
A man carrying a Tibetan flag died Thursday after setting himself on fire outside the United Nations headquarters in New York, in an apparent protest against Chinese rule over Tibet.
Tibetan protesting China's occupation sets himself on fire outside UN headquarters · American Wire News
A Tibetan man set himself on fire outside the United Nations headquarters in Manhattan on Thursday evening, protesting China’s occupation of his homeland. The horrific self-immolation protest was captured on livestreamed footage — since March 2009, more than 160 Tibetans have set themselves on fire to advocate for Tibetan freedom, and call for the return of the Dalai Lama, with the vast majority taking place in Tibet. Warning: Disturbing Content…
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