Dharamshala, July 4 -- The exiled Tibetans in Dharamshala mourned the loss of the activist who died from severe burns in New York, saying that it is a reminder of the immense suffering endured through decades of "repression".

The activist, on July 2, had set himself on fire outside the United Nations headquarters in a protest against China's control over Tibet. He later succumbed to injuries in a hospital. According to the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), in a social media livestream recorded moments before the incident, the man appealed for Tibetan independence and unity.

This comes after China's new law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress came into effect from July 1, which the exiled Tibetan community has denounced, calling i...