Tibetan Activist Who Self-Immolated Outside UN Headquarters Memorialized at Liberty Plaza
A mourning ceremony was held in Liberty Plaza for Tibetan activist Lobga Rangzen, who self-immolated outside the UN headquarters. Participants used the event to protest China's new 'Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress,' which they fear will further suppress minority cultures.
A MOURNING CEREMONY was held in Liberty Plaza on Wednesday night, to memorialize the self-immolation of Tibetan activist Lobga Rangzen. Rangzen self-immolated outside of the United Nations headquarters earlier this month. It is thought that Rangzen’s self-immolation was timed to take place one day before China’s new ethnic unity law went into effect, with Rangzen–a well-known Tibetan activist–calling friends by video call shortly before he set fire to himself.
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