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KATHMANDU: The self immolation by Tibetans in Tibet spread to Nepal on Wednesday when a 21 year old Tibetan monk set himself on fire in front of Boudhanath Stupa, the holiest Tibetan shrine in Kathmandu.
This is the first instance of self immolation by an ethnic Tibetan in Nepal against Chinese rule in Tibet.
According to police spokesman Keshav Adhikari, the man went inside a toilet of restaurant in front of the stupa, doused himself in petrol, came out and set himself on fire.
Within minutes police got to him, put off the fire and he is now in hospital where he is reported to be in critical condition.
"The whole of his body is burnt and he was not in a condition to speak when he was taken to hospital," Adhikari said.
A Tibetan activist said that he shouted anti-China slogans before setting himself on fire. The Tibetan activist, who did not want to give her name because of fear of persecution by the police, said that it was obvious that he set himself on fire in protest against Chinese rule in Tibet.
Police officer Manoj KC who reached the site however said that he did not hear any slogans. But as images show, the police reached when the whole body was burning.
He said that police focussing on two to three possible names of the protestor but is still to pinpoint his identification.
Using their jackets, the police put the fire, carried him to a vehicle and took him to Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, the leading hospital in the country.
This is the 100th Tibetan to self immolate since this form of gruesome protest began in 2009.
About 15,000 Tibetans live as refugees in Nepal, according to government figures. According to a gentleman's agreement between Nepal, India and the UN Refugee Agency, Tibetans who cross over the Himalayas and come to Nepal are handed over to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) who provide safe passage to India.
While there were annually about 3,000 Tibetans passing through Nepal till 2008 now the figure has come down to about 800, according to UNHCR.
Nepal authorities have clamped down on protests by Tibetan refugees over the last few years with taking them to court and rounding up potential protestors before they mark important events like the day Dalai Lama left Tibet in 1959 or his birthday.
February 13 marks the 100th anniversary since the predecessor of the present Dalai Lama declared independence, according to the Tibetan activist.
Tibetan monk sets himself on fire in Nepal - The Times of India
This is the first instance of self immolation by an ethnic Tibetan in Nepal against Chinese rule in Tibet.
According to police spokesman Keshav Adhikari, the man went inside a toilet of restaurant in front of the stupa, doused himself in petrol, came out and set himself on fire.
Within minutes police got to him, put off the fire and he is now in hospital where he is reported to be in critical condition.
"The whole of his body is burnt and he was not in a condition to speak when he was taken to hospital," Adhikari said.
A Tibetan activist said that he shouted anti-China slogans before setting himself on fire. The Tibetan activist, who did not want to give her name because of fear of persecution by the police, said that it was obvious that he set himself on fire in protest against Chinese rule in Tibet.
Police officer Manoj KC who reached the site however said that he did not hear any slogans. But as images show, the police reached when the whole body was burning.
He said that police focussing on two to three possible names of the protestor but is still to pinpoint his identification.
Using their jackets, the police put the fire, carried him to a vehicle and took him to Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, the leading hospital in the country.
This is the 100th Tibetan to self immolate since this form of gruesome protest began in 2009.
About 15,000 Tibetans live as refugees in Nepal, according to government figures. According to a gentleman's agreement between Nepal, India and the UN Refugee Agency, Tibetans who cross over the Himalayas and come to Nepal are handed over to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) who provide safe passage to India.
While there were annually about 3,000 Tibetans passing through Nepal till 2008 now the figure has come down to about 800, according to UNHCR.
Nepal authorities have clamped down on protests by Tibetan refugees over the last few years with taking them to court and rounding up potential protestors before they mark important events like the day Dalai Lama left Tibet in 1959 or his birthday.
February 13 marks the 100th anniversary since the predecessor of the present Dalai Lama declared independence, according to the Tibetan activist.
Tibetan monk sets himself on fire in Nepal - The Times of India
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