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Father of Tibetan self-immolator, Tamding Tso, who passed away in her fiery protest last week, has made an emotional appeal, requesting people to pray for his daughter to be reborn in an independent Tibet in her next life.

In more heartbreaking news coming out of Tibet, a second Tibetan set himself on fire today in the Rebkong region of eastern Tibet. Sources are confirming with Phayul that the Tibetan identified as Nyingchag Bum, 20, passed away in his protest in Dowa region of Rebkong.

Tibetan activists in the Indian capital New Delhi today stormed the Chinese embassy in solidarity with the ongoing wave of self-immolations inside Tibet and the massive protests occurring in Rebkong, eastern Tibet. Tibetan activists, led by Tsewang Rigzin, president of Tibetan Youth Congress

In confirmed reports and photos coming out of Tibet, another Tibetan has set himself on fire today in an apparent protest against China's continued occupation of Tibet. In one of the photos received by Phayul, a Tibetan man can be seen engulfed in flames, lying down on the ground.

Chinese authorities in eastern Tibet have banned Tibetan monks from offering condolences and joining prayer rituals to observe the demise of a teenage monk who passed away in his self-immolation protest against Chinese rule on November 7 in Ngoshul Village in Gomang region of Ngaba. Dorjee, 15, a monk from the Ngoshul Monastery

The Dharamshala based Central Tibetan Administration in a release Sunday confirmed earlier reports of a self-immolation protest by a young Tibetan, Gonpo Tsering, 19. He set himself on fire around 2 pm (local time) in Lushoe village in Tsoe region of eastern Tibet on Saturday, November 10.

A teenaged Tibetan man passed away in his self-immolation protest in eastern Tibet on Saturday, AFP said citing China’s state news agency Xinhua. The 18-year-old became the seventh Tibetan to set himself on fire in the last four days, making this the deadliest week since the wave of self-immolation protests began in 2009.

Husband of Tibetan self-immolator Dolkar Tso has been secretly detained after he rejected a bribe offer from Chinese authorities, who wanted him to state that his wife self-immolated owing to family disputes and not in protest against China’s rule.

Thousands of Tibetan school students in the Rebkong region of eastern Tibet are carrying out a major street protest at the time of filing this report. Sources have told Phayul that 5000 to 6000 students began protesting in the streets

The exile Tibetan administration has condemned China’s allegations that the Tibetan leadership is behind the ongoing wave of self-immolation protests in Tibet. “The blame and solution for the present tragedy in Tibet lies entirely with Beijing,” Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay said. "We welcome representatives of the Chinese government to investigate these allegations