Protests in Sichuan

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Protests in Sichuan

A monk set himself ablaze in the Aba prefecture of the Sichuan province on Wednesday and thousands protested in the Qinghai province, in the northwest of China, on Thursday demanding the return of their spiritual leader, Dalai Lama and the spiritual and religious freedom of the people of Tibet, U.S.-fund Radio Free Asia reports.

The man that set himself on fire is said to have been taken away by police, and that his condition was unknown. He is said to have shouted slogans that were citing a statement of two of the exiled monks.

The Radio Free Asia said that three people were reported having set themselves ablaze on Friday, but the Chinese authorities denied that such incident has happened. Most of the people who set themselves on fire shouted slogans against the Chinese oppression and demanded that the spiritual leader Dalai Lama return to the country he had to leave in 1959.

The people in Qinghai are said to have carried banners with demands of a “free Tibet,” the release of the prisoners, and the return of Dalai Lama. The Associated Press obtained a video from the people in Tibetan community, which was showing hundreds of people on the side of the main street in Nangquian. When contacted by phone, police in this town refused to offer any details.

The self-immolation of the Tibetan on Wednesday comes at a time when people in Sichuan have taken to streets in protests against the Chinese regime, demanding that the cultural oppression be stopped, and that Dalai Lama be allowed to return.

At least six were reported killed two weeks ago in Sichuan, as the police opened fire on them during a protest in favor of a young Tibetan, which was being arrested for spreading leaflets against the Chinese regime.

The protests are the most violent since the uprising in 2008, and prompted the Tibetan government in exile to demand an international inquiry into what happened in Sichuan. On Wednesday Lobsang Sangay, the prime minister of Tibet, said that the Chinese security forces had been spotted heading for Tibet ahead of the new Tibetan year.

He added that there was no way the Chinese would settle the matter with the Tibetans by force. When asked on Thursday about the situation in Tibet, Chinese deputy foreign minister said that China is very sensitive about curving violence and the infringement of the property rights. He rejected the idea that the protests in Tibet were in any way connected to the human rights.

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