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  • The group also said that one of the monks is the brother of another 21-year-old monk at Kirti Monastery called Rigzin Phuntsog, who died after setting fire to himself in March.

    Two Monks in Tibet Set Selves on Fire Jeremy Page 2011

  • There was nobody named Rigzin Choenyi in the Shugseb Nunnery, while the nunnery has two people whose names included only the Rigzin part, and both were alive.

    Let's find out the truth Sun Bin 2008

  • Rigzin, who is one of the organizers of the march, says it is a non-violent protest and should be allowed to go on.

    I wondered when China would attack Divers 2008

  • "With the Olympics in China, and the Chinese government using this platform to legitimise its illegal occupation of Tibet, we are demonstrating that Tibet belongs to Tibetans and we will never give up until Tibet is independent," Rigzin said.

    I wondered when China would attack Divers 2008

  • It convicted Drongdru, a monk in the Kirti monastery, on charges of intentional homicide for hiding another monk, Rigzin Phuntsog, for 11 hours after he set himself on fire.

    FOXNews.com 2011

  • Their sentencing Tuesday in Sichuan province's Aba prefecture follows an 11-year sentence handed down to another monk accused of hiding Rigzin Phuntsog after he lit himself on fire and depriving him of medical attention for 11 hours.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • Lobsang Kelsang is the brother of Rigzin Phuntsog, a 21-year-old Kirti monk who died on March 16 after setting himself on fire, said Free Tibet.

    NEWS.com.au | Top Stories 2011

  • The March 16 death of 16-year-old Rigzin Phuntsog was described as a political protest against Chinese policies toward Tibetan Buddhists and provoked a standoff between security forces and monks.

    SFGate: Top News Stories 2011

  • The March 16 death of 16-year-old Rigzin Phuntsog was described as a political protest against Chinese policies toward Tibetan Buddhists and provoked a standoff between security forces and monks.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • The March 16 death of 16-year-old Rigzin Phuntsog was described as a political protest against Chinese policies toward Tibetan Buddhists and provoked a standoff between security forces and monks.

    StarTribune.com rss feed 2011

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