Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA man identified by Voice of Tibet, a media outlet of exiled Tibetans, as Tibetan activist Lobga Rangzen, walks carrying a Tibetan flag near the United Nations headquarters, before setting himself on fire in an appeal for Tibetan independence, in New York (Reuters)A man died from severe burns near the United Nations headquarters in New York City on Thursday. Police responded to an emergency call around 6:30 PM ET, finding the man badly burned, and he was later pronounced dead at Bellevue Hospital. Exiled Tibetan media identified the man as Logba Rangzen, a Tibetan activist and Uber driver, who reportedly went to the scene with a Tibetan flag. Rangzen was known to be enraged by the Chinese government's restrictions on Tibetans, particularly in light of China's new ethnic unity law. The US and EU have expressed concern over China's new law, which aims to create a 'shared' national identity among ethnic minority groups and gives Beijing legal grounds to act against people outside its borders. In fullMan carrying Tibetan flag dies from severe burns near UN headquarters, police sayMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
The heartbreaking final protest of a Tibetan activist fighting for freedom
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA man identified by Voice of Tibet, a media outlet of exiled Tibetans, as Tibetan activist Lobga Rangzen, walks carrying a Tibetan flag near the United Nations headquarters, before setting himself on fire in an appeal for Tibetan independence, in New York (Reuters)A man died from severe burns near the United Nations headquarters in New York City on Thursday. Police responded to an emergency call around 6:30 PM ET, finding the man badly burned, and he was later pronounced dead at Bellevue Hospital. Exiled Tibetan media identified the man as Logba Rangzen, a Tibetan activist and Uber driver, who reportedly went to the scene with a Tibetan flag. Rangzen was known to be enraged by the Chinese government's restrictions on Tibetans, particularly in light of China's new ethnic unity law. The US and EU have expressed concern over China's new law, which aims to create a 'shared' national identity among ethnic minority groups and gives Beijing legal grounds to act against people outside its borders. In fullMan carrying Tibetan flag dies from severe burns near UN headquarters, police sayMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
