self-immolation
Woman's Self-Immolation Lights the Murky Fires of Sovereignty in the South China Sea
A 67-year-old woman set herself on fire in Ho Chi Minh City to protest China's oil rig movements near the disputed Paracel Islands.
Burning Men of Bulgaria
In the past six months, Bulgaria has experienced a wave of self-immolations. During one span in February and March alone, six Bulgarians killed themselves with fire, and at least ten people in total have done so in the past six months.
Is Whistleblowing the New Self Immolation?
To say that Thich Quang Duc is to Edward Snowden as firey religious protest is to leaking classified spy documents may come off as a bit of a stretch. And yet there are echoes of the one in the other.
The Bulgarian Spring Started In February
There's been protests there for the past two weeks and there's no sign of them stopping.
Self Medication
One thing that I am guilty of is not taking things too seriously. To me, weed is pure pleasure, and I indulge in portions of its culture that fall cleanly into the “shenanigans” category. But weed is something of a wonderdrug for many ailing people.
China Is Paying Tibetans to Not Set Themselves On Fire
Self-immolation has become something of a symbol for the Tibetan struggle against Chinese rule. It's been going on for years, but after a recent resurgence in the ultimate display of civil disobedience, the Chinese government has decided to try to stop...
I Saw a Man Burning Alive on the Streets of Tel Aviv
On Saturday, the Israeli activist group J14 celebrated its first birthday with another large-scale protest. An estimated 10,000 people gathered on Rothschild Boulevard and shouted stuff like "Social justice for the people!" A man named Moshe Silman...
The Man Behind "Biopsy" Magazine Has a New Collection of Searing Essays
Chris R. Morgan's new collection of essays, "Northern Aggression," deals with football, bad writing, and self-immolation.
Flame On!
Tibetans have become so desperate for autonomy that they've taken to lighting themselves on fire. We contacted Stephanie Brigden to find out more about burning yourself alive in the name of protest.