Lhamo Tashi set himself on fire last Wednesday while shouting slogans against the Chinese rule in Tibet in front of a police station.
Tashi's self-immolation is the first in more than five months.
Information on the death only emerged Sunday, as Chinese authorities usually clamp down on communication following such incidents.
More than 130 Tibetans have burned themselves since the a wave of protests began in 2009 challenging Chinese rule in Tibetan areas and calling for the return from exile of Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama.
Tibetans are protesting what they say as Chinese repression of their culture and religion. Beijing denies the charges and says the suicide protests are acts of terrorism.
The Tibetan government in exile has urged Tibetans not to take such drastic action, and the U.S. government has called on China to resolve the Tibetan issue with the resumption of dialogue with representatives of the Dalai Lama.
VOA News
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Lhamo Tashi, 22, set himself on fire outside a police office in Tsoe area in Kanlho Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (incorporated into China’s Gansu Province) on 17 September.
“The police took his body and informed the family. Despite their request to have his body returned, it was cremated by the authorities and his ashes given to them on 19 September,” London-based human rights group Free Tibet said in a statement.
The Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile today passed a unanimous resolution to express condolence and solidarity with the deceased and his family members.
“We are deeply saddened to learn about the death of Lhamo Tashi following his self-immolation protest against the Chinese government’s repressive policies in Tibet. We mourn and express solidarity with his family members,” Speaker Penpa Tsering said.
The total number of self-immolation protests has risen to 131, of which 113 died. The self-immolators have demanded freedom for Tibetans and the return of His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Tibet...............http://tibet.net/2014/09/22/tibetan-student-dies-after-self-immolation-protest/
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