Lobga Rangzen

Lobga Rangzen

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Lobga Rangzen is an exiled Tibetan activist known for his advocacy of Tibetan independence and human rights. He gained attention recently when he self-immolated outside the United Nations headquarters in New York, a protest against China's policies in Tibet and the ongoing repression of Tibetan culture and identity.

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Lobga Rangzen was a Free Tibet activist who set himself on fire in protest outside the UN in New York.

President Xi never wastes a good crisis. As Iran, Ukraine and Palestine distract the world, he tightens his grip | Simon Tisdall
The Guardian·United KingdomUnited Kingdom· 2026-08-08
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Lobga Rangzen self-immolated in protest against China's ethnic unity law.

Tibetan activists protest China ethnic unity law at bank
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2026-08-02
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Tibetan activist Lobga Rangzen self-immolated outside the UN headquarters in protest of the law.

EDITORIAL: The CCP’s fundamental violence
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2026-07-19
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Lobga Rangzen died from severe burns on July 2 after setting himself on fire while holding a Tibetan flag outside the U.N. headquarters.

Tibet supporters in Taipei mourn activist, protest China’s ethnic unity law
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2026-07-15
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Lobga Rangzen self-immolated outside the UN headquarters in New York, coinciding with the assault on Yaita.

Hsiao condemns assault on journalist, vows to defend free speech
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2026-07-07
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