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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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Indian student Yadaiah reacts as he immolates himself during a protest in Hyderabad. A student tried to set himself ablaze as fresh demonstrations erupted in southern India calling for the creation of a new state. The 19-year-old student was in critical c
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Tunisia's President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, left, visits Mohamed Bouazizi, a young man who set himself on fire acting out of desperation after police confiscated the fruits and vegetables he sold without a permit, at Ben Arous Burn and Trauma Centre, in
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A picture of Mohamed Bouazizi, the local fruit vendor who set himself on fire Dec. 17, is seen on the top of a monument along with pictures of other victims killed in the clashes following his act, in the center of the town of Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia, March
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A combination photograph shows a man setting himself on fire outside a bank branch in Thessaloniki in northern Greece. The 55-year old man had entered the bank and asked for a renegotiation of his overdue loan payments on his home and business, according