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A total of 99 self-immolation deaths have occurred since February 2009, according to the Tibetan government-in-exile in Dharamsala, India. More than 80 such desperate acts have happened in the past 12 months alone. RNS photo courtesy David McGregor via Flickr (http://flic.kr/p/c5RnZ3) *Note: this image is not available to download.
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(RNS1-jan29) A total to 99 self-immolation deaths have occurred since February 2009, according to the Tibetan government-in-exile in Dharamsala, India. More than 80 such desperate acts have happened in the past 12 months alone. For use with RNS-TIBET-IMMOLATE, transmitted on January 29, 2013, RNS photo courtesy David McGregor via Flickr (http://flic.kr/p/c5RnZ3) *Note: this image is not available to download.

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