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Four Tibetans set themselves on fire Six Tibetans set themselves on fire in two days - activists
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At least four people set themselves on fire in ethnic Tibetan parts of China on Wednesday, a rights group and media reports say. Another person in ethnic Tibetan parts of China has burned himself to death in protest against Beijing's rule, activists say, a day after five similar self-immolations were reported.
Three teenage monks set themselves alight in Aba county in Sichuan province, where many self-immolations have taken place in recent months. They say large crowds of Tibetans later gathered at the scene in Qinghai province, amid heavy police presence.
One of the boys died and the other two were taken to hospital. On Wednesday, five people reportedly set themselves on fire, and at least two of them later died.
Later the same day a 23-year-old woman died after setting herself on fire in Qinghai province. China accuses exiled Tibetan leaders of stirring up unrest.
More than 60 Tibetans have set themselves on fire since early 2011, in what rights group say are acts of protest against Beijing's rule. The government in Beijing says Tibetans have religious freedom, blaming Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, for the unrest - a claim he rejects.
Beijing says Tibetans have religious freedom and accuses Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, of inciting the incidents - claims he rejects. More than 60 Tibetans have set themselves on fire since early 2011.
The incidents took place the day before China's Communist Party opened a congress in Beijing that will begin the process of transferring power to a new generation of leaders. The latest incidents took place as China's Communist Party opened a congress in Beijing that will begin the process of transferring power to a new generation of leaders.
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Dicki Chhoyang, a spokesperson for the Tibetan government in exile in India, told Agence-France Presse news agency that their sources were able to confirm the four cases, calling them a "cry for help". On Thursday, Tibetan nomad Jinpa Gyatso, 18, set himself on fire in the square outside a monastery in the western town of Rebkong, Tibetan activists in exile say.
He was reportedly heard shouting for the return of the Dalai Lama to Tibet before he died.
On Wednesday, Dicki Chhoyang, a spokesperson for the Tibetan government in exile in India, told Agence-France Presse news agency that their sources were able to confirm the four cases, calling them a "cry for help".
The London-based Free Tibet group said that the three boys set themselves on fire outside their local police station.The London-based Free Tibet group said that the three boys set themselves on fire outside their local police station.
It said it was the first documented case of a triple self-immolation.It said it was the first documented case of a triple self-immolation.
The youngest, aged 15, died at the scene. The whereabouts of his two 16-year-old companions are unknown, a group spokesman said.The youngest, aged 15, died at the scene. The whereabouts of his two 16-year-old companions are unknown, a group spokesman said.
The woman was identified by Voice of America as 23-year-old Tamding Tso. She had a five-year-old son, reports said.The woman was identified by Voice of America as 23-year-old Tamding Tso. She had a five-year-old son, reports said.
Radio Free Asia also reported a fifth self-immolation inside Tibet, citing an exiled monk who had spoken to people in the region, however this could not be confirmed.Radio Free Asia also reported a fifth self-immolation inside Tibet, citing an exiled monk who had spoken to people in the region, however this could not be confirmed.
Foreign media are banned from the region, making verifying the self-immolation cases difficult. Chinese state media have confirmed some but not all.Foreign media are banned from the region, making verifying the self-immolation cases difficult. Chinese state media have confirmed some but not all.
More than half of those who set themselves on fire are believed to have died.More than half of those who set themselves on fire are believed to have died.
Last week UN rights chief Navi Pillay called on China to address issues behind the series of self-immolations and to allow monitors and the media access to the region.Last week UN rights chief Navi Pillay called on China to address issues behind the series of self-immolations and to allow monitors and the media access to the region.