Tibetan government-in-exile based in India
Nepal has long celebrated its distinct time zone, calendar and flag as symbols of sovereignty, with a national pride rooted in its mountainous geography and history of resisting colonization.
A Tibetan activist self-immolated outside the United Nations in New York to appeal for Tibetan independence. He has died in Bellevue Hospital. Authorities are investigating; activists and exiled media identified him as Lobga Rangzen, a 52-year-old Uber driver from eastern Tibet.