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A Tibetan man screams as he runs engulfed in flames after self-immolating at a protest in New Delhi, March 26, 2012.
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Dorje Rinchen, a farmer in his late 50s, runs after setting himself on fire on the main street in Xiahe in northwestern China's Gansu province, Oct. 23, 2012.
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Dorje Rinchen lays on the ground after setting himself on fire in Xiahe in northwestern China's Gansu province, Oct. 23, 2012.
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Chinese troops surround Dorje Rinchen as he lays on the ground after setting himself on fire in Xiahe, Gansu province, China, Oct. 23, 2012.
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Chinese troops surround Dorje Rinchen as he lays on the ground after setting himself on fire in Xiahe, Gansu province, China, Oct. 23, 2012.
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The coffin of Jamphel Yeshi, who died after self-immolation on March 28 in New Delhi, is carried for cremation after a ceremony at Tsuglakhang Temple in McLeod Ganj, India, March 30, 2012. He died after suffering more than 90 percent burns.
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An exiled Tibetan monk holds a picture of 50-year-old, Tamdin Thar, who burned himself to death to protest against the Chinese rule in Tibet during a rally to stand in solidarity with Thar, in McLeod Ganj, India, June 15 2012.
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Armed Chinese police get ready to patrol a street in the county town of Banma in China's northwest Qinghai province, March 10, 2012.
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A Tibetan exile participates in a protest against Chinese rule over Tibet in New Delhi, India, May 23, 2012.
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Tibetan and Indian students from Delhi university hold pictures of Tibetans who self-immolated against Chinese rule in Tibet during a protest outside the Delhi University campus in New Delhi, Aug. 29, 2012.
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Pro-Tibetan protesters chanted "Xi is a liar "outside the White House as President Obama and Vice President Biden met then future Chinese leader Xi Jinping, February 2012.
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Pro-Tibetan protesters hold placards during a demonstration on Feb. 14, 2012, in Lafayette Park, across from the White House, remembering a man who died after self immolating.