Tibetan activist dies after self-immolation outside UN

The longtime activist's death has drawn renewed attention to Beijing's policies in Tibet and the Tibetan exile movement's decades-long campaign for international action.

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A Tibetan activist died after setting himself on fire outside the UN headquarters in New York on July 2, staging a protest that Tibetan advocacy groups said was aimed at drawing global attention to China’s policies in Tibet.

The 52-year-old, identified as Lobga Rangzen, also known as Lobsang Palden, reportedly called for Tibet…