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- noun Plural form of
self-immolation .
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Examples
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A rash of attempted self-immolations also has struck Egypt, Algeria and Mauritania by protesters seeking to copy Tunisian Mohammed Bouazizi, the 26-year-old whose self-immolation helped inspire the protests that toppled Tunisia's authoritarian president.
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There have been self-immolations by protestors in Egypt, Algeria and Mauritania.
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It was the latest in a series of self-immolations by Tibetans that the community says are a protest against restrictions on Tibetans' civil rights and religious freedoms in China.
Tibetans Reach Out to Beijing on Suicides Gordon Fairclough 2011
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There is a collective anguish among the youth population here, sparking a string of self-immolations mirroring neighboring Tunisia, where the death of a young man who set himself on fire triggered a powerful revolt that toppled the country's longtime president.
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There is a collective anguish among the youth population here, sparking a string of self-immolations mirroring neighboring Tunisia, where the death of a young man who set himself on fire triggered a powerful revolt that toppled the country's longtime president.
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On Monday, the Dalai Lama, who was visiting Prague for a conference on human rights in Asia, declined to comment on the self-immolations.
Tibetans Reach Out to Beijing on Suicides Gordon Fairclough 2011
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Ms Splosion Man has pink lipstick and a big bow, but apart from that it's combustible business as usual, meaning repeated self-immolations are again your route to glory.
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We have already seen evidence of this -- marches in Algeria and Egypt and, horrifyingly, self-immolations throughout the region.
Tunisia sends shock waves Jennifer Rubin 2011
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He later died, and his desperate act sparked copycat self-immolations in the Arab world, including in Algeria, where about 10 people set themselves ablaze, at least two of them dying.
Algeria Warns Opposition: If Protest Turns Violent, It's Your Fault AP 2011
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There is a collective anguish among the youth population here, sparking a string of self-immolations mirroring neighboring Tunisia, where the death of a young man who set himself on fire triggered a powerful revolt that toppled the country's longtime president.
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