Powerful Photos Of Tibetan Vigil For Monk Who Set Himself On Fire

The vigil marks the 100th self-immolation attempt since 2009 to protest the Chinese occupation of Tibet.

An exiled Tibetan monk killed himself in Nepal in protest by setting himself on fire in front of a Buddhist monument on Wednesday.

An exiled Tibetan monk killed himself in Nepal in protest by setting himself on fire in front of a Buddhist monument on Wednesday.

Image by The Associated Press / AP

That night the Tibetans-in-exile living in Kathmandu held a candlelight vigil in his memory.

That night the Tibetans-in-exile living in Kathmandu held a candlelight vigil in his memory.

Image by PRAKASH MATHEMA / Getty Images

Image by PRAKASH MATHEMA / Getty Images

There have been 100 acts of self-immolation by exiled Tibetan monks since 2009.

There have been 100 acts of self-immolation by exiled Tibetan monks since 2009.

Image by PRAKASH MATHEMA / Getty Images


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