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Beijing (AFP) Feb 25, 2013


Two Tibetans self-immolate in China: rights groups
Beijing (AFP) Feb 25, 2013 - Two more Tibetans have died after setting themselves ablaze in China, Western rights groups said Monday, the latest in a string of self-immolations carried out in protest against Chinese rule.

The Washington-based International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) and London-based Free Tibet said in separate releases that a man identified as Tsesung Kyab set himself on fire in front of a Buddhist monastery in western Gansu province.

The man, believed to be in his late twenties, died on the final day of the Tibetan New Year, ICT said, adding that he was related to another Tibetan who died after setting himself on fire in December.

Separately, ICT and US-based Radio Free Asia (RFA) also reported that another Tibetan set himself ablaze Sunday in China's Qinghai province. ICT said in its report Monday that the man, Phagmo Dundrup, had died.

More than 100 people have set themselves on fire in protest at China's rule since 2009 and at least 87 have died, according to reports.

Many Tibetans in China accuse the government of religious repression and eroding their culture, as the country's majority Han ethnic group increasingly moves into historically Tibetan areas.

Beijing rejects criticism of its rule, saying Tibetans enjoy religious freedom and pointing to huge ongoing investment it says has brought modernisation and a better standard of living to Tibet.

Authorities have sought to crack down on the protests by arresting those accused of inciting them and prosecuting them for murder, and have embarked on a major publicity drive on the issue in recent weeks.

Beijing accuses the Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, and his "clique" of inciting such acts to push a separatist agenda. But the Dalai Lama says he is seeking greater autonomy rather than Tibetan independence.

The Nobel laureate fled his homeland in 1959 after a failed uprising, and has since based himself in the Indian hill town of Dharamshala.

The newspaper of China's Communist Party Monday lamented a generation who had never tasted "hard work" after a general's son was held for suspected involvement in a gang-rape, as hundreds of thousands expressed outrage online.

Li Guanfeng, the teenage son of General Li Shuangjiang -- a popular military singer and household name in the country -- was held last Thursday in the latest allegation against privileged children of officials to spark public anger.

The news has dominated Internet message boards, online news portals and state-run newspapers in China, where crimes by the offspring of the country's elite cause particular fury among ordinary people.

"Family education" among successful, well-known figures in China needs to be "cautious", said the People's Daily, the ruling party's official organ, in an editorial on the case.

"Many of these children have not experienced the hard work needed in their parents' struggle to achieve success, but are shown the results of this success.

"Used to getting everything they want and having all their problems handled, they will use their father's name as an excuse, take flaunting wealth for granted and regard defying the law as brave behaviour."

Li is among five suspects detained over allegations of a sexual assault on February 17, the state-run China Daily said.

The newspaper quoted a Beijing police source as saying the group were accused of gang-raping a woman in a hotel room after a night of drinking.

It is not the first time the 17-year-old has come to public attention.

He was sent to a government correctional facility for one year in 2011 for beating a couple while their young child looked on.

Then he was known as Li Tianyi, but his parents changed his name on his release. Some domestic media reports said the move was intended to help his rehabilitation, but others called it an attempt to cover up his criminal record.

Hundreds of thousands of people went online to express their outrage at the 2011 incident, when the general apologised for his son's actions.

Internet users in China have returned to the web in force following news of the teenager's detention. On Monday morning the Global Times said the case had triggered more than 927,000 posts.

Many recalled an interview with Li's mother Meng Ge, who is also a famous military singer, in which she said she hoped her son would one day win a Nobel Prize.

"From what I know, going to prison is not a prerequisite for winning a Nobel Prize," said one poster on Sina Weibo, China's version of Twitter.

"Looks like Meng Ge's hope that her son will win a Nobel Prize will not happen now," said another. "Li Shuangjiang has shown boundless tolerance to a son who is prone to terrible mistakes."

In one of the highest-profile scandals to involve the offspring of top officials, the son of a police chief tried to use his father's status to escape a fatal car accident he had caused in 2010.

Li Qiming, 22, ran over a student in the northern province of Hebei, and shouted: "Sue me if you dare. My father is Li Gang!" He was later sentenced to six years in prison.

Last March the son of senior Communist Party official Ling Jihua reportedly died when he crashed a Ferrari in the capital, leaving two women passengers -- one said to have been naked -- injured.

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Tibetan teens in rare double immolation: reports
Beijing (AFP) Feb 21, 2013
Two Tibetan teenagers died after they set fire to themselves in protest at Chinese rule, reports and Western rights groups said, in a rare instance of a double self-immolation in the restive region. The former primary school classmates were named as 18-year-old Sonam Dargye and a 17-year-old identified by US-based Radio Free Asia (RFA) only as Rinchen. They died Tuesday in Aba prefecture ... read more


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