Abstract
Scottish Parliament’s Cross-Party Group on Tibet, Briefing Paper No.4:
Since 2009, an escalating number of Tibetans have committed suicide through self-
immolation in protest at Chinese rule in Tibet. While a small number of self-immolations have occurred amongst the Tibetan refugee communities of South Asia, the overwhelming majority have been in the Tibetan Autonomous Prefectures of Qinghai, Gansu and Sichuan
Since 2009, an escalating number of Tibetans have committed suicide through self-
immolation in protest at Chinese rule in Tibet. While a small number of self-immolations have occurred amongst the Tibetan refugee communities of South Asia, the overwhelming majority have been in the Tibetan Autonomous Prefectures of Qinghai, Gansu and Sichuan
Original language | English |
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Publisher | Scottish Parliament's Cross Party Group on Tibet |
Number of pages | 9 |
Publication status | Published - Jun 2012 |