End Self-Immolations, Exiled Tibetan Leaders Say

After more than 50 self-immolations in Tibet against harsh Chinese rule, exiled Tibetan leaders said Friday that the practice needs to stop and non-violent forms of protest should be adopted instead.

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End Self-Immolations, Exiled Tibetan Leaders Say — Tibetan representatives take part in the Second Special General meeting of Tibetans in Dharamshala on September 25, 2012. Manjunath Kiran/AFP/GettyImages

By Jack Phillips

9/28/2012Updated: 10/1/2015

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Tibetan representatives take part in the Second Special General meeting of Tibetans in Dharamshala on September 25, 2012. (Manjunath Kiran/AFP/GettyImages)

Jack Phillips

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