Photos: 100th self-immolation by Tibetan monk
February 13, 2013
Nepalese policemen rush as a Tibetan monk burns after he set himself on fire in Katmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013. The Tibetan monk doused himself with gasoline and set himself on fire in Nepal's capital Wednesday in what is believed to be the latest self-immolation to protest Chinese rule in Tibet. Nearly 100 Tibetan monks, nuns and lay people have set themselves on fire in various countries, mostly in ethnic Tibetan areas inside China, since 2009.( AP Photo)
Tibetans in exile observe the third day of Losar, the Tibetan new year, in Kathmandu on February 13, 2013. A Tibetan monk doused himself in petrol in a Kathmandu restaurant on Wednesday and set himself on fire, marking the 100th self-immolation bid in a wave of protests against Chinese rule since 2009. PRAKASH MATHEMA/AFP/Getty Images
Nepalese police stand guard outside a hospital where a Tibetan Buddhist monk is receiving treatment after he self-immolated in Kathmandu on February 13, 2013. A Tibetan monk doused himself in petrol in a Kathmandu restaurant on Wednesday and set himself on fire, marking the 100th self-immolation bid in a wave of protests against Chinese rule since 2009. PRAKASH MATHEMA/AFP/Getty Images
A Tibetan woman prays during a function organized at the Tibetan monastery in Boudhanath Stupa to mark the third day of New Year or "Losar" celebration in Kathmandu February 13, 2013. A Tibetan monk self-immolated today at the premises of the Boudhanath Stupa. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar
A Tibetan monk walks along an alley at Labrang Monastery during Tibetan new year, in Xiahe county, Gansu Province, February 11, 2013. Tibetans in a northwest part of China which has been a focus of self-immolation protests against Chinese rule marked a low-key lunar New Year on Monday, with many saying celebrations were inappropriate while the burnings continued. At least 20 people have set themselves on fire in the region around Xiahe in Gansu province over the last year, according to exiles and rights groups. Xiahe is home to a large ethnically Tibetan population and also to the monastery at Labrang, one of the most important centres for Tibetan Buddhism. The Tibetan lunar new year is supposed to be a time for celebration, but many Tibetans who spoke to Reuters in Xiahe said there would be no entertainment this year. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
Nepalese police stand guard at the premises of the Boudhanath Stupa after a Tibetan monk self-immolated in Kathmandu February 13, 2013. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar
A Buddhist devotee burns incense at the Boudhanath Stupa - close to where a monk self-immolated against Chinese rule in Tibet - on the third day of Losar, the Tibetan new year, in Kathmandu on February 13, 2013. A Tibetan monk doused himself in petrol in a Kathmandu restaurant on Wednesday and set himself on fire, marking the 100th self-immolation bid in a wave of protests against Chinese rule since 2009. PRAKASH MATHEMA/AFP/Getty Images
Young Tibetan monks in exile observe prayers marking the third day of Losar, the Tibetan new year, in Kathmandu on February 13, 2013. A Tibetan monk doused himself in petrol in a Kathmandu restaurant on Wednesday and set himself on fire, marking the 100th self-immolation bid in a wave of protests against Chinese rule since 2009. PRAKASH MATHEMA/AFP/Getty Images
Tibetan nuns perform a ritual during a function organized at the Tibetan monastery in Boudhanath Stupa to mark the third day of New Year or "Losar" celebration in Kathmandu February 13, 2013. A Tibetan monk self-immolated today at the premises of the Boudhanath Stupa. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar
A Tibetan woman wipes her tears during a function organized at the Tibetan monastery in Boudhanath Stupa to mark the third day of New Year or "Losar" celebration in Kathmandu February 13, 2013. A Tibetan monk self-immolated today at the premises of the Boudhanath Stupa. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar
A Buddhist devotee circumambulates the Boudhanath Stupa - close to where a monk self-immolated later in the day against Chinese rule in Tibet - on the third day of Losar, the Tibetan new year, in Kathmandu on February 13, 2013. A Tibetan monk doused himself in petrol in a Kathmandu restaurant on Wednesday and set himself on fire, marking the 100th self-immolation bid in a wave of protests against Chinese rule since 2009. PRAKASH MATHEMA/AFP/Getty Images
Tibetan monks carry a portrait of their spiritual leader Dalai Lama while performing rituals during a function organized at the Tibetan monastery in Boudhanath Stupa to mark the third day of New Year or "Losar" celebration in Kathmandu February 13, 2013. A Tibetan monk self-immolated today at the premises of the Boudhanath Stupa. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar
Tibetans holding lit candles walk around the Tibetan Refugee Camp during a candlelight vigil to show solidarity to Tibetans who have self-immolated, and to mark the 100th anniversary of the 1913 Tibetan Proclamation of Independence, in Lalitpur February 13, 2013. A Tibetan monk self-immolated on Wednesday at the premises of the Boudhanath Stupa in Kathmandu. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar
Tibetan children sit near a Tibetan flag during a candlelight vigil to show solidarity to Tibetans who have self-immolated, and to mark the 100th anniversary of the 1913 Tibetan Proclamation of Independence, at the Tibetan Refugee Camp in Lalitpur February 13, 2013. A Tibetan monk self-immolated on Wednesday at the premises of the Boudhanath Stupa in Kathmandu. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar
Tibetans hold a candlelight vigil to show solidarity to Tibetans who have self-immolated, and to mark the 100th anniversary of the 1913 Tibetan Proclamation of Independence, at the Tibetan Refugee Camp in Lalitpur February 13, 2013. A Tibetan monk self-immolated on Wednesday at the premises of the Boudhanath Stupa in Kathmandu. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar
A Tibetan girl holding a lit candle walks around the Tibetan monastery during a candlelight vigil to show solidarity to Tibetans who have self-immolated, and to mark the 100th anniversary of the 1913 Tibetan Proclamation of Independence, at the Tibetan Refugee Camp in Lalitpur February 13, 2013. A Tibetan monk self-immolated on Wednesday at the premises of the Boudhanath Stupa in Kathmandu. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar
An exile Tibetan monk watches from a balcony a function at a Tibetan Monastery near Boudhanath Stupa during the third day of Tibetan New Year in Katmandu,†Nepal, Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013. A Tibetan protester doused himself with gasoline and set himself on fire in Nepal's capital Wednesday, the latest self-immolation to protest Chinese rule in Tibet. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
An exiled Tibetan Buddhist monk speaks in front of a sculpted wall showing a Tibetan uprising during a protest gathering in solidarity with the Tibetan immolators in Dharmsala, India, Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. Tibetans were protesting the recent death sentence of Tibetan Lobsang Kunchok, accused by the Chinese government of inciting the Tibetans to immolate themselves. (AP Photo/ Ashwini Bhatia)
An exiled Tibetan Buddhist monk prays as he along with others participate in a rally during Tibetan People's Solidarity Campaign in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013. The four-day campaign that began Wednesday is being held to express solidarity with Tibetans inside Tibet and to raise awareness and seek international support for Tibet. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
Nepalese bystanders look at the area where a Tibetan monk sets himself on fire at Boudhanath Stupa in Kathmandu on February 13, 2013. A Tibetan man is in critical condition after setting himself on fire in Nepal, police said, the 100th self-immolation bid since 2009 according to a toll by Tibet's exiled government. PRAKASH MATHEMA/AFP/Getty Images
A Tibetan monk walks along an alley in Labrang Monastery during Tibetan new year, in Xiahe county, Gansu Province, February 11, 2013. Tibetans in a northwest part of China which has been a focus of self-immolation protests against Chinese rule marked a low-key lunar New Year on Monday, with many saying celebrations were inappropriate while the burnings continued. At least 20 people have set themselves on fire in the region around Xiahe in Gansu province over the last year, according to exiles and rights groups. Xiahe is home to a large ethnically Tibetan population and also to the monastery at Labrang, one of the most important centres for Tibetan Buddhism. The Tibetan lunar new year is supposed to be a time for celebration, but many Tibetans who spoke to Reuters in Xiahe said there would be no entertainment this year. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
A Tibetan monk walks the grounds in Labrang Monastery during Tibetan new year, in Xiahe county, Gansu Province, February 11, 2013. Tibetans in a northwest part of China which has been a focus of self-immolation protests against Chinese rule marked a low-key lunar New Year on Monday, with many saying celebrations were inappropriate while the burnings continued. At least 20 people have set themselves on fire in the region around Xiahe in Gansu province over the last year, according to exiles and rights groups. Xiahe is home to a large ethnically Tibetan population and also to the monastery at Labrang, one of the most important centres for Tibetan Buddhism. The Tibetan lunar new year is supposed to be a time for celebration, but many Tibetans who spoke to Reuters in Xiahe said there would be no entertainment this year. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
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