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Social Injustice Fuels Self-Immolation Protests
Self-immolation has a long history of being used as a political tool around the world. The act is one of desperation, with incidents in Asia, Eastern Europe, North Africa and the United States. Some of these images may be disturbing.
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Pravin Joshi, 30, who tried to self-immolate in protest against the Hindi film "Fanaa," receives treatment at a hospital in Jamnagar, in the western Indian state of Gujarat. Joshi set himself on fire on in the bathroom of a movie theater screening the fil
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A police officer tries to douse the flames off Rajneesh Kumar, who tried to immolate himself in an act of protest in New Delhi, India. Kumar has been sitting in protest since May 25, 2006, to appeal for help in the release of his wife and three children w
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Local villagers show the place where Janak Rani immolated herself on the funeral pyre of her husband Prem Narayan on Aug. 21, at Tulasipar, in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The age old traditional practice, called Sati, has long been banned
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People march through the street during a funeral ceremony for Heo Se-uk, 56, the man who set himself ablaze in front of the venue for the South Korea-U.S. free trade agreement (FTA) talks. The banner reads: "South Korea-U.S. FTA talks are invalid! Raise H