Lhasa [Tibet], April 9 (ANI): Cases of self-immolations have gone up in Tibet in recent times. Since 2009, a total of 159 Tibetans have self-immolated to protest China's takeover of their homeland.
Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], April 5 (ANI): Hundreds of Tibetans gathered in Dharamshala on Monday to participate in a candlelight vigil over the recent self-immolation that happened in Tibet on March 27.
Lhasa [Tibet], April 3 (ANI): A Tibetan man set himself on fire in front of a police station in the Kham region in Tibet's Kyegudo, said a media report citing a website run by the Tibetan government in exile.
Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], March 8 (ANI): Over 200 Tibetans observed a candlelight vigil on Monday evening in Dharamshala over the death of Tibetan singer Tsewang Norbu, who self-immolated in Lhasa.
Muzaffarnagar (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 21 (ANI): Congress leader Mehraj Jahan threatened to self-immolate herself after she was denied a ticket from the Muzaffarnagar district for the upcoming Uttar Pradesh elections and termed the decision of the party as "injustice" despite work
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 16 (ANI): A Samajwadi Party worker on Sunday allegedly tried to self immolate himself outside the party office in Lucknow claiming that he has been denied a ticket to contest the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls.
New Delhi [India], August 26 (ANI): Activist Yogita Bhayana has written a letter to the Chief Justice of India (CJI) Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana requesting appropriate and expeditious steps to establish justice on the recent horrific incident in which a man and woman allegedly self-immolated
Anuppur (Madhya Pradesh) [India], July 27 (ANI): A man in Madhya Pradesh's Annupur succumbed to severe burns after he attempted to self-immolate allegedly after an argument that broke out over the rise in price of samosas.
Vizianagaram (Andhra Pradesh) [India], January 6 (ANI): A local Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker attempted self-immolation on Wednesday during a protest outside the Vizianagaram district collector's office.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], November 6 (ANI): A youth who attempted to set himself ablaze in Hyderabad outside the Telangana Bharatiya Janata Party Office succumbed to burn injuries on Thursday evening, police said Friday.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], November 1 (ANI): A youth from Ranga Reddy district attempted to set himself on fire in front of the BJP office in Hyderabad on Sunday, reportedly to mark a protest against the Telangana government for not providing any relief after crop damage due to rainfa
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], September 18 (ANI): A 46-year-old auto driver from Hyderabad, who was seeking a double bedroom flat that is being provided by the Telangana Government, tried to self-immolate in front of Pragati Bhawan on Friday.