- published: 03 Nov 2011 - views: 14966 - author: joj183 Dozens
of Tibetan protesters have been arrested in Nepal as they held a
prayer meeting. They had gathered to express their support for
nine Tibetans who had ... Self-immolation refers to setting
oneself on fire, often as a form of protest or for the purposes
of martyrdom or suicide. It has centuries-long traditions in
some cultures, while in modern times it has become a type of
radical political protest. Michael Biggs compiled a list of 533
"self-immolations" reported by Western media from the 1960s to
2002, though in this work his definition includes more than just
self-immolation by fire. The word "immolate" is used in the
English language to denote consumption by fire, whether
autonomously or imposed. The Latin-based English word immolate,
which for centuries was rarely used, means "sacrifice oneself",
without reference to burning, so more generally self-immolation
means suicide without specifying the method. The word comes from
the Latin "immolare",