Inspiration, Spirituality, Faith – Beliefnet.com - Beliefnet.com. Amazing People. Quarter 3. Father of three burns self to death, Third self-immolation in a day takes toll to 85. Tibetan self-immolator Gonpo Tsering in an undated photo.
DHARAMSHALA, November 26: In more alarming reports coming out of Tibet, a Tibetan man - the third in a single day - set himself on fire in Luchu region of Kanlho, eastern Tibet protesting China’s rule over of Tibet. A group of exile Tibetans from Luchu identified the Tibetan self-immolator as Gonpo Tsering, 24 years of age and father of three children, all below the age of six. “Martyr Gonpo Tsering set himself on fire in front of the main prayer hall of the Ala Deu-go Monastery in Ala region of Luchu at around 6 pm (local time) today,” the group told Phayul citing sources in the region. “While engulfed in flames, he raised slogans calling for Tibet’s freedom, human rights in Tibet, and the return of His Holiness the Dalai Lama from exile.” Egypt mass protests challenge Islamist president.
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS November 27, 2012 - 1:16 PM CAIRO — More than 100,000 people flocked to Cairo's central Tahrir square today, chanting against Egypt's Islamist president in a powerful show of strength by the opposition demanding Mohammed Morsi revoke edicts granting himself near autocratic powers.
