Tibetans mourn as self-immolations near 100
A total of 99 self-immolation deaths have occurred since February 2009, according to the Tibetan government-in-exile in Dharamsala, India. More than 80 such desperate acts have happened in the past 12 months alone. RNS photo courtesy David McGregor via Flickr (http://flic.kr/p/c5RnZ3) *Note: this image is not available to download.
(RNS) In its latest move to crack down on dissent, the Chinese government treats self-immolations as a crime and charges anyone inciting the act with "intentional murder."