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Chinese Supreme Court Says Self-Immolation Is Murder

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বাংলা · আত্মবলিদানকে হত্যা বলেছে চীনা সুপ্রিম কোর্ট
Français · Pour la Cour suprême chinoise, l'immolation volontaire est assimilée à un meurtre
Español · Corte Suprema china dice que autoinmolación es asesinato
Ελληνικά · Κίνα: Ανώτατο δικαστήριο χαρακτηρίζει δολοφονία τον αυτοπυρπολισμό

Anthony Tao from Beijing Cream highlighted the Chinese Supreme Court's latest statement that self-immolation is “intentional murder.” The blogger obviously disagreed:

Self-immolation is not murder. It’s a tragic, incomprehensible, radical act made against harsh political, social, and economic realities.

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