Chinese monks face murder charges over ’fire protest’ death of 16-year-old | World news | guardian.co.uk
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Authorities in south-western China will charge three Buddhist monks with murder over the death of a monk who set himself on fire in an alleged protest against Chinese government policies, China’s official Xinhua news agency has reported.
Two of the monks, Tsering Tenzin and Tenchum, are accused of plotting, instigating, and assisting in the self-immolation of 16-year-old Rigzin Phuntsog on 16 March.