Hours ago, in protest against the Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress, which is aimed to forcefully assimilate all minorities of Mainland China, a protester waving the Tibetan flag self Immolated outside of the United Nations Headquarters.
A Tibetan flag and papers that appear to say "Chinese Invaders, get out of Tibet" were on the ground.
According to Voice of Tibet, Tibetan activist Loga Rangzen self-immolated outside the UN headquarters in New York after a live appeal for Tibetan independence and unity.
Dressed in full monastic garb, Rangzen planted a Tibetan flag on the sidewalk at 42nd and First during Thursday's evening rush, then self-immolated as cars honked past, capturing the act on a livestream.