<<No 27 : 15 October 1972>> TWO ENTRIES * [1] Romas Kalanta: funeral and demonstrations Some details have become known about the tragic suicide of Romas Kalanta and the events that followed it in Kaunas (CCE 26.11). Kalanta died by self-immolation at about 1 pm on 14 May 1972, in a city garden next to … Continue reading Events in Lithuania, May-October 1972 (27.3)
Category: self-immolation
Self-immolation: A protest of despair (1968-2019)
<<Other texts and documents>> On 10 SEPTEMBER 2019, 79-year-old activist Albert Razin set fire to himself in Izhevsk, capital of the Udmurt Republic (Volga Federal District) in protest against the policy of the national government [1] concerning languages and linguistic minorities within Russia. No fire extinguisher was near to hand and he died later in … Continue reading Self-immolation: A protest of despair (1968-2019)
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