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Self-immolation spreads to Europe, French teen sets self on fire

Marseille - A 16-year-old boy was immediately rushed to the hospital after he drenched himself with a flammable liquid in a toilet at his public school. He then set himself on fire and burned 70 percent of his body.

In the Media by Andrew Moran

Tunisian protests influence self-immolation across North Africa

Cairo - An Egyptian man set himself alight over the weekend near his country's parliament. Hours later, a man in Mauritania set himself ablaze as well. These incidents echo the recent attempt of a man in Tunisia over the low standards of living.

In the Media by Andrew Moran

Afghan woman celebrated Women’s Day with self-immolation

An Afghan woman from Herat province committed self-immolation at the threshold of International Women’s Day due to “poverty and mental pressure,” totalling 81 of such cases recorded in this province’s burn hospital this solar year.

In the Media by Subhabrata Das - 1 comment

Self Immolation May Become More Commonplace In The West

Earlier this month in Winter Haven, Florida a Hindu woman set herself and her two young children on fire. Deliberately setting oneself on fire is not an uncommon act in some cultures and as the world blends together it is becoming more common in the West.

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Self-immolations shake Tibetan resolve

Self-immolations shake faith in Dalai Lama's path of non-violence

Tibetan women in self-immolation

Two Tibetan women have died in separate incidents of self-immolation in Western China, Tibetan rights activists and exiles say.

China warns on Tibet immolations

A Chinese official says self-immolations in Tibet will not disrupt regional development, as state media confirm the death of a woman in Gansu province.

Shock at Italy self-immolations

Italians are left shocked by two cases in as many days in which men set themselves alight in protest at their financial circumstances.

New Tibet case of self-immolation

Another monk has set himself on fire in south-western China - the fifth such reported case this month, rights groups say.