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In Tibet, Tsewang Norbu, a famous singer, set himself on fire
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Image taken from a “Tsampa” music video, by Tsewang Norbu, in 2018. © Youtube/Screenshot
By: Heike Schmidt Follow
A new wave of self-immolations is hitting Tibet, this autonomous Chinese region which is the subject of fierce repression orchestrated by Beijing.
Since February, at least three Tibetans have set themselves on fire, so they are now 160 to have chosen this gesture considered an act of resistance.
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With Katia Buffetrille, anthropologist and Tibetologist at the School of Advanced Studies, Heike Schmidt looks back on the death of Tsewang Norbu, a young singer well known in China.
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