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Last Ride
Photograph by Tsering Topgyal, AP
Warning: This gallery contains graphic images.
Outside a hospital morgue in New Delhi, India, posters of 27-year-old Tibetan exile Jamphel Yeshi, who self-immolated at a protest rally in March, are pasted by fellow Tibetans onto the ambulance that will transport his body.
(Read more about Yeshi: "Man on Fire")
Published November 30, 2012
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Fiery Protest
Photograph by Manish Swarup, AP
Yeshi set himself on fire on March 26. He is one of more than 80 Tibetans who have self-immolated in the past two years to protest Chinese policies in their homeland.
Published November 30, 2012
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Paying Homage
Photograph by Dar Yasin, AP
The coffin of Jamphel Yeshi is borne by Tibetan exiles outside a temple in Dharamsala, India.
Published November 30, 2012
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Funeral Pyre
Photograph by Dar Yasin, AP
Four days after Yeshi's self-immolation, his body is prepared for cremation at a memorial service in Dharamsala, India.
(See pictures: "Tibet, A Culture on the Edge")
Published November 30, 2012
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In Remembrance
Photograph by Jeff Bartholet
Kelsang Dolma, a friend of Yeshi's, holds up a T-shirt honoring his sacrifice.
Published November 30, 2012
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Humble Abode
Photograph by Jeff Bartholet
Yeshi lived in this tiny apartment in India, sharing it with four Tibetan friends. After his self-immolation, they hung a poster with his picture on the wall.
Published November 30, 2012
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A Reminder of Home
Photograph by Jeff Bartholet
A map of Tibet hangs in an Indian tea shop located in the Tibetan enclave of Majnu ka Tilla and once frequented by Yeshi.
(Read "Tibetans: Moving Forward, Holding On" from National Geographic magazine.)
Published November 30, 2012
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On Guard
Photograph by Andy Wong, AP
Chinese paramilitary police patrol a street in Lhasa, capital of China's Tibet Autonomous Region, where widespread demonstrations led to violence in 2008.
Published November 30, 2012
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Paying Tribute
Photograph by Jeff Bartholet
A billboard in Dharamsala features photos of Tibetans who have self-immolated.
(Read more about Yeshi: "Man on Fire")
Published November 30, 2012
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Photograph courtesy Stephanie Sinclair, VII/National Geographic/World Press Photo
Published November 30, 2012
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