# Tibetan man self-immolates at the United Nations **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [July 4, 2026, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tibetan-man-self-immolates-at-the-united-nations/1031398 "2026-07-04T00:26:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2026, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tibetan-man-self-immolates-at-the-united-nations/1031398/1 "2026-07-04T00:26:12Z")
[Tibetan man self-immolates at the United Nations.](https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/tibetan-man-dies-setting-himself-030001136.html) > [@](#): > > WASHINGTON, July 2 (Reuters) - Police in New York City said on Thursday a man died from severe burns near the United Nations headquarters, and activists and a media outlet of exiled Tibetans ‌identified him as a Tibetan who set himself on fire in an appeal for independence. > > A New York City ‌Police Department spokesman said police responding to an emergency call made around 6:30 p.m. ET (2230 GMT) on Thursday found the man badly burned. > > He was taken ​to Bellevue Hospital where he was pronounced dead, police said, adding an investigation was ongoing. Police did not name the man and did not provide any potential motive for his action. > > Voice of Tibet, a media outlet of exiled Tibetans, said Tibetan activist Lobga Rangzen “self-immolated outside the UN headquarters in New York after a live appeal for Tibetan independence and unity.” > > He was an Uber driver ‌and went to the scene with a ⁠Tibetan flag, local news site amNewYork reported. The website quoted fellow Uber driver Lobsang Paljor as saying he knew Rangzen from gatherings in the Tibetan community. > > Paljor told the news website that Rangzen “was ⁠enraged by the restrictions the Chinese government had placed on his countrymen.”