Man with Tibetan flag dies after setting himself on fire in front of UN's New York headquarters

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Source: CNN

A man holding a Tibetan flag has died after setting himself on fire outside the United Nations headquarters in New York on Thursday in an apparent protest against Chinese rule over Tibet.

The government-in-exile of Tibet - and an activist in New York who knew him - named the man as Lobga Rangzen (also known as Lobsang Palden).

A video live-streamed from a Facebook account under that name shows a man holding a Tibetan flag stopping along First Avenue opposite the UN headquarters and then being engulfed in flames. He collapses to the ground as cars pass by, with flames eventually put out by two men with fire extinguishers.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/03/us/united-nations-self-immolation-tibet-intl-hnk