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March 30, 2012

Thousands Honor Tibetan Activist Dead From Self-Immolation 
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In India, thousands of people gathered for the funeral of a Tibetan
activist who died after committing self-immolation to protest a visit by
Chinese President Hu Jintao. The activist, Jamphel Yeshi, succumbed to
his wounds on Wednesday, two days after he had set himself on fire. In
New Delhi, a group of Tibetan exiles protested outside the Chinese
embassy.

Tibetan Protester: "This is to protest against the meeting going on with
Hu Jintao and we want to say, his hands are bloodied because he killed
lots of Tibetans and he is the one of the most cruelest inhuman
violator. And, I want to say that they have no right to come to a
democratic country like India."



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