Demand for independent Tibet! A young man committed suicide by setting himself on fire in front of the United Nations headquarters

Tibetan flag in hand. A young man committed suicide by setting himself on fire in front of the United Nations headquarters in New York. As soon as this terrible information came out, there was a commotion. According to sources, the young man committed this act in protest against Chinese aggression and to demand an independent Tibet. It is known that after setting fire to his body, he was rushed to the hospital but could not be saved.

According to the New York Police, a call came to the police at 6:32 pm local time on Thursday. A person is said to have set himself on fire at the intersection of First Avenue and 42nd Street. The police immediately reached the spot. He was quickly rescued and taken to the hospital but could not be saved. Doctors declared him dead. According to the American media, the young man had a Tibetan flag in his hand when he committed suicide. In this incident, the spokesperson of the Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, said, ‘We are deeply saddened by this tragic incident. We offer our condolences to the deceased.’

According to the American media, the young man had a Tibetan flag in his hand when he committed suicide.

According to sources, the name of the deceased is Lobga Ranjen. He was an active worker in the pro-Tibet movement. The president of the International Campaign for Tibet, Tencho Gyatso, confirmed the identity of the deceased. He said that Rangzhen was active in protesting the Chinese occupation of Tibet and the imposition of the ‘Ethnic Unity and Progress Act’ or ‘Ethnic Unity and Progress Act’ in Tibet. The purpose of the law is to create a common national identity among the various ethnic groups in China. However, according to the complaint, the aim of this law is to give priority to one culture by suppressing the different cultures of the country. It is claimed that the law will further undermine the rights of minorities such as Uyghur Muslims and Tibetans. Tibetans have repeatedly approached the United Nations on this issue, but no response has been received.

It should be noted that China had its eyes on Tibet for many years. After India became independent in 1950, China sent troops there claiming Tibet as its integral part. In 1959, the Chinese army suppressed the rebellion in Tibet and occupied it. In this situation, the Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama left the Tibetan capital Lhasa and took refuge in India. He has long been fighting for a peaceful solution to the Sino-Tibet conflict and the demand for Tibetan autonomy.