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Tibetan Activist Dies After UN Self-Immolation; US Urges China Talks

7/9/2026

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Tibetan activist Lobga Rangzen self-immolated outside the UN headquarters in New York and died on Thursday.
The U.S. State Department said it will keep urging China to resume unconditional talks with the Dalai Lama and affirmed Tibetans’ cultural, linguistic and religious rights.
Beijing said Tibet is an inseparable part of China and urged nations to address the issue under domestic law.

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Tibetan activist Lobga Rangzen self-immolated outside the UN headquarters in New York and died on Thursday.
The U.S. State Department said it will keep urging China to resume unconditional talks with the Dalai Lama and affirmed Tibetans’ cultural, linguistic and religious rights.
Beijing said Tibet is an inseparable part of China and urged nations to address the issue under domestic law.