{"id":11822,"date":"2012-12-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-12-05T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/nieuws\/self-immolation-ritual-or-political-protest\/"},"modified":"2012-12-06T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2012-12-05T23:00:00","slug":"self-immolation-ritual-or-political-protest","status":"publish","type":"nieuws","link":"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/en\/news\/self-immolation-ritual-or-political-protest\/","title":{"rendered":"Self-immolation: Ritual or political protest?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Self-immolation-Ritual-or-Political-Protest.pdf\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-5076\" title=\"Self-immolation - Ritual or Political Protest - Revue d'\u00c9tudes Tib\u00e9taines\" src=\"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Self-immolation-Ritual-or-Political-Protest.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"353\" \/><\/a>&#8216;Tibet is burning. 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