Tibetan protester dies after setting himself on fire

TSOE CITY , China, Sept. 22 (UPI) -- A Tibetan student immolated himself in protest of Tibetan Chinese rule, the advocacy group Free Tibet reported.

The London-based organization, concerned with rights of Tibetans whose country was incorporated into China in 1950, said Lhamo Tashi, 22, stood before a police station in Tsoe City, shouted slogans and set fire to himself on Sept. 17. He died of injuries caused by the fire and his body was cremated by authorities, Free Tibet said.

Radio Free Asia, an agency of the U.S. government, said news of the incident was not immediately available due to "communications clampdowns usually imposed by the Chinese government."

Tashi was the seventh person to self-immolate in Tibet in 2014, and the first since April. At least 132 Tibetans have died by self-immolation as protest since 2009. Other protests, including large-scale demonstrations, have been typically met with violent responses by authorities, Free Tibet said.