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A mother of four died after setting herself on fire in a Tibetan-inhabited region of southwest China on Sunday, a rights group said, in the latest self-immolation to hit the country.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The death of Rinchen, 32, in Sichuan province’s Aba town comes on the eve of the country’s 10-day parliamentary session where growing social unrest across China is likely to be on the agenda.<\/p>\n

Rinchen called for the return of Tibet’s spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, as she set herself alight near the restive Kirti monastery, London-based Free Tibet said in a statement.<\/p>\n

AFP was unable to independently confirm the incident, and calls to local police and government officials in Aba went unanswered.<\/p>\n

Rights groups say more than 20 people have set themselves on fire in Tibetan-inhabited areas of China over the past year, mostly in Sichuan, in protest at what is seen as repressive Chinese rule.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Authorities are particularly keen to avoid any protests during this year’s parliamentary meeting — the last under the current leadership before a major transition of power begins in the autumn — which coincides with the sensitive anniversaries of the Dalai Lama’s flight into exile in 1959 and of deadly riots in 2008.<\/p>\n

China’s top leader in Tibet has ordered increased controls over the Internet and mobile phones during the period, according to state media reports.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tibetans have long chafed at China’s rule over the vast Tibetan plateau, accusing Beijing of curbing religious freedoms and eroding their culture and language.<\/p>\n

China blames the Dalai Lama of inciting the self-immolations in a bid to split Tibet from the rest of the nation.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Source AP<\/em>
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