Brussels, 09/03/2012 (Agence Europe) - The self-immolation of an 18-yer old man in Tibet on Monday 5 March, the third in as many days, takes to 26 the number of Tibetans who, since February 2011, have taken their own lives by setting themselves on fire in protest at the abuses of human rights and continued repression of the Tibetan people by the Chinese authorities.
“The persecution of Tibetans for their legitimate demands of freedom of religion and their fundamental rights is not only in...