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China: The Chengdu Self-Immolation

Written byOiwan Lam
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Posted 4 December 2009 16 years ago

A woman, Tang Fuzhen, in Chengdu set herself on fire in order to protest against the forced demolition of her home. ESWN translated a T.V news commentary on the incident.

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