Two more self-immolations in China

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-22290746

Two Tibetan monks have died after setting themselves on fire in the Sichuan which is in the Southern region of China. They did this in protest of Chinese rule. This is not the first time that this has happened, however. More than 100 Tibetans have set themselves on fire since 2011, and they usually do so around Tibetan ethnic areas in China.

What's most interesting about this is that so many people are setting themselves on fire, but with no real result coming from their actions. This contrasts the actions that succeeded the self-immolation of the street vendor in Tunisia, which caused a succession of revolutions.

Why is it that the protests of the Tibetans goes on without any real attention? Is it because of the lack of foreign media being allowed in China? Or the inability for most of the Chinese people to use the same social networks that were being used in Tunisia? Or is it just because we have no real interest in Tibet?

-Madelyn Higdon