Report | Published July 31, 2014

“Acts of Significant Evil”

Written by: International Campaign for Tibet

Updated: October 27, 2026

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Since 2009 there have been 131 self-immolations of Tibetans in Tibet and China whose common call has been for the return of the Dalai Lama and for freedom in Tibet. The Chinese Communist Party has responded with an intensified wave of repression in Tibet, by punishing those allegedly “associated” with self-immolators, including friends, families and even entire communities.