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Tenzin Nyidon
DHARAMSHALA, July 3: Veteran Tibetan independence activist Lobga Rangzen self-immolated in front of the United Nations Headquarters in New York on July 2 at around 5:49 pm. He sustained severe burn injuries and was immediately rushed to Bellevue Hospital for emergency treatment.
Reliable sources confirmed to Phayul that he succumbed to his injuries at approximately 7:04 pm the same evening. He was a Tibetan refugee who lived in New York and worked as a cab-driver. He also served as the President of Tibetan National Congress’s New York/New Jersey chapter.
His death comes a day after the implementation of China’s new so-called “Promo...
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