The heartbreaking final protest of a Tibetan activist fighting for freedom

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A man died from severe burns near the United Nations headquarters in New York City on Thursday. Police responded to an emergency call around 6:30 PM ET, finding the man badly burned, and he was later pronounced dead at Bellevue Hospital. Exiled Tibetan media identified the man as Logba Rangzen, a Tibetan activist and Uber driver, who reportedly went to the scene with a Tibetan flag. Rangzen was known to be enraged by the Chinese government's restrictions on Tibetans, particularly in light of China's new ethnic unity law. The US and EU have expressed concern over C...

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