Self-immolation

But of course President Gingrich could withdraw the US from the treaty, possibly after renaming himself President Palpatine.2.12pm: Self-immolation is not confined to the Republicans: Joe Biden has dropped himself in it.

Florida primary campaign – as it happened 2012

Self-immolation is forbidden by Tibetan Buddhism and it was practically unknown to Tibetans as a form of protest until 1998, when a former monk named Thupten Ngodup burned himself to death in New Delhi.

Tibetans Burning 2012

Self-immolation as a method of protest is uncommon in Egypt, although women in rural and poor urban areas have been known to set themselves on fire to protest violent husbands, abusive parents or an unwanted suitor.

Egyptian man sets himself ablaze in central Cairo 2011

Self-immolation remains common among Afghan women.

Self-Immolation Remains Common Among Afghan Women 2010

Self-immolation remains common among Afghan women.

Self-Immolation Remains Common Among Afghan Women 2010

Today's AfPak round-up: Self-immolation remains common among Afghan women.

Self-Immolation Remains Common Among Afghan Women 2010

Self-immolation and the suicide rate among Afghan women are at an all time high.

Ralph Lopez: The Real Story Behind Time's Afghan Woman Cover: American Complicity 2010

Self-immolation is a new phenomenon in Afghanistan.

A Woman Among Warlords Malalai Joya 2009

THE BRAZOSPORT NEWS: Self-immolation at the Houston paper: "The layoffs at the Houston Chronicle cut much deeper into the editorial side of the newspaper than the announced company-wide 12 percent reduction that was announced by publisher Jack Sweeney."

Archive 2009-03-22 Bill Crider 2009

Rich Johnston would perform Self-immolation in protest and the comics community would be in an uproar!

Definitive Bush-era Fiction, eh? 2009