BEIJING — A Buddhist nun in China's western Sichuan province burned herself to death on Thursday, bringing to 11 the number of Tibetan clergy and former clergy who've set themselves on fire since March.
The series of self-immolations, unprecedented in Tibetan Buddhism's modern history, has continued despite an increasingly large Chinese security presence in the predominantly ethnic Tibetan area.
The protests against Chinese government policies — including claims of oppression of Tibetan culture, language and religion — have resulted in official condemnation of what Beijing sees as a conspiracy by exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama.
The nun, Palden Choetso, shouted "Long live the Dalai Lama" and "Let the Dalai Lama return to Tibet," according to a report relayed to the London-based rights group Free Tibet.
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