BEIJING: A nun set herself on fire while crying out for the Dalai Lama to return to Tibet in the latest in dozens of self-immolations in recent years by Tibetans protesting Beijing’s controls over the region, overseas rights groups said.
Yeshi Khando, 47, of Ngangang Nunnery circled Kardze Monastery in Sichuan province and then self-immolated on Wednesday near the police station while shouting slogans including “Tibet needs freedom,” London-based Free Tibet said in a statement Friday.
She also called out “Let His Holiness Return to Tibet” as she was on fire, the group said, a reference to the Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader who has lived for decades in exile in India.
The Washington, DC-based International Campaign for Tibet also reported the immolation, but used a slightly different spelling for the nun’s name. (Agencies)
