Protestors against shifting of Bhopal gas tragedy site's toxic waste to Pithampur attempt self immolation; 2 sustain burn injuries

Jan 03, 2025

One of the injured persons, Rajkumar Raghuvanshi told ANI, "I have done this (self immolation) for the toxic waste brought here."

China's ethnic unity law draws criticism as Tibetans rally in Taiwan

Jul 17, 2026

The demonstration took place two weeks after Rangzen's self-immolation and the implementation of the new legislation, as reported by Phayul.

Balasore self-immolation case: Police arrests FM College suspended principal Dilip Ghose

Jul 14, 2025

Odisha Police has arrested the Fakir Mohan College suspended principal Dilip Ghose in the Balasore self-immolation case, said officials on Monday.

CTA remembers Tibetan self-immolator Yungdrung on 14th anniversary of 2012 protest

Sep 29, 2026

The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) remembered Yungdrung, a 27-year-old Tibetan who died following a self-immolation protest in Chamdo, Tibet, in 2012.

BJP worker attempts self-immolation in Vizianagaram during protest over Ram idol desecration

Jan 06, 2021

Vizianagaram (Andhra Pradesh) [India], January 6 : A local Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker attempted self-immolation on Wednesday during a protest outside the Vizianagaram...

Balasore self-immolation case: BJP MP Pratap Sarangi calls incident "unprecedented"

Jul 15, 2025

BJP MP from Balasore, Pratap Chandra Sarangi, on Tuesday called the incident "unprecedented" following the death of a 20-year-old student who had attempted self-immolation.