a man who immolated himself as an act of protest a ceremony in which they immolated their cherished possessions so that the gods would send rain

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La 15 Y Salsas Restaurant Oaxaqueño Iridescent exterior paint job aside, Las 15 Y Salsas looks like any old neighborhood taco joint, conjuring visions of greasy gorditas and immolated carne asada. Dominic Armato, azcentral, "The 10 best restaurants in north Phoenix," 24 Feb. 2020

His disregard for the plight of fellow citizens was embedded in history when a fruit seller named Mohamed Bouazizi immolated himself after a confrontation with the police, setting off the protests that toppled Mr. Ben Ali. Ben Hubbard, New York Times, "Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali, 83, Tunisia Autocrat Ousted in Arab Spring, Dies," 19 Sep. 2019

This emphasis on compassion, Himmelfarb argued, saved the British (and the Americans as well) from the self-immolating liberalism of the French Revolution — which put reason in the place of sentiment, and so quickly became radically inhumane. Yuval Levin, National Review, "The Historian as Moralist," 31 Dec. 2019

Overstock’s Byrne is another CEO who seems to have self-immolated. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, "Column: Does the WeWork meltdown show we’re in the twilight of the big shot CEO?," 26 Sep. 2019

Earlier, the police did not register a case until the victim tried to immolate herself. Shivam Vij, Quartz India, "India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party has a rape problem," 25 Sep. 2019

The case grabbed attention in April 2018 when the girl tried to immolate herself outside the state chief minister’s home to protest police inaction on her rape complaint. Niha Masih, Washington Post, "Indian politician faces possible murder charge after teenager who accused him of rape is critically injured in car crash," 31 July 2019

The incident came weeks after a 78-year-old man died after self-immolating near the Japanese Embassy, also in protest of Tokyo. Washington Post, "Thousands of South Koreans protest Japanese trade curbs," 2 Aug. 2019

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