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One month after Lhagyal Tseten died by self-immolation, a rally was held in New York in his memory, where his family spoke publicly for the first time, condemning the Chinese Communist Party's seizure of Tibet and its denial of human rights. Tibetan students reenacted the incident through performance art, and American actor Richard Gere criticized China's ethnic unity promotion law and called on supporters to contact their members of Congress. Activists from Hong Kong, Uyghur, South Mongolia and other regions attended to show their solidarity.

In Dharamsala in northern India, protesters held a candlelight vigil to mourn Tibetan activist Lhagar Rangzen, who died after setting himself on fire outside the United Nations headquarters a month ago.

On August 2, 2026, Tibetans and human rights supporters in many parts of the world simultaneously launched a global day of action in New York, Dharamsala, Taipei, London and other places, holding coffin-carrying marches and candlelight vigils to mourn the Tibetan Lobsang Rangzen, who died after setting himself on fire.

A man died after setting himself on fire in front of the UN Headquarters in New York. Tibetan exile media reported that the deceased was Lhoga Tsering, a Tibetan independence activist, whose last words condemned the Chinese Communist Party for depriving Tibetans of their human rights.

At 5:47 PM on the day after the implementation of the Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress in China, Lobsang Rangzen, a long-time participant in the Tibetan independence movement and former chair of the New York-New Jersey chapter of the Tibetan National Congress, died by self-immolation outside the UN headquarters in New York.

Tibetan activist Lobsang Rinpoche self-immolated and died outside the UN headquarters in New York on July 2 to protest the persecution of Tibetans by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

A 52-year-old Tibetan man, Lobsang Gyatso, died by self-immolation in front of the United Nations headquarters in New York. He had long been involved in the Tibetan freedom movement.

On the evening of July 2, 2026, Luogarangzan, a Tibetan independence activist exiled in the United States, set himself on fire outside the United Nations headquarters in New York while holding a Snow Lion flag and leaflets in protest against China's newly effective "National Unity Promotion Law"; he died of severe injuries after being taken to the hospital.

Tibetan activist Lobsang Gyatso died by self-immolation outside the UN headquarters in New York to express his dissatisfaction with the Chinese government.

Tibetan Lobsang Gyatso died after setting himself on fire in front of the United Nations headquarters in New York.