Tibetan Man Self-Immolates Outside UN Headquarters in New York Protesting Chinese Occupation

New York Police confirmed the death of a man who set himself on fire in front of the United Nations headquarters in New York City. According to the New York Post, the individual was a Tibetan man protesting against Chinese occupation of Tibet. Identified by a friend as Lobzang Rengzen, the man was dressed in full monastic robes and placed a Tibetan flag on the sidewalk before self-immolating on the busy street. Rengzen had lived in the United States for approximately 20 years. Following the incident, police found a sign near the scene reading "China Out of Tibet," a slogan associated with the Tibetan independence movement.