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Chinese authorities say the measures are aimed at cracking down on 'criminals.'

A new Tibetan self-immolation occurs in Gansu province.

The self-immolation marks the second to hit China’s Gansu province in days.

Chinese authorities cremate his remains in secret.

The 105th Tibetan self-immolation protest, in China's Qinghai province, sparks a security crackdown.

He self-immolates at the entrance of a monastery in China's Gansu province.

The monk dies on arrival in hospital and his body is taken away by Chinese police.

The burning protests occur on the sixth anniversary of the deadly Chinese crackdown on Tibetans in Ngaba.

She becomes the 16th woman to self-immolate questioning Chinese rule in Tibetan areas.

The second self-immolation in two days raises the number of burnings to 111.

Chinese authorities tighten security measures and sever communication links.

The burning shows that Tibetan resistance to Chinese rule 'remains undimmed.'

His burning protest raises the total number of self-immolations to 121.

The protest by a Tibetan man in Dharamsala follows a burning by a college student in Varanasi earlier in July.

The latest burning protest occurs in front of a police station in Gansu province.

The latest Tibetan to self-immolate in a challenge to Chinese rule has been identified.

A Tibetan man self-immolates after calling for Tibetan unity against Chinese rule.

The number of Tibetan burning protests against Chinese rule rises to 133.

The past week sees five Tibetans dying after setting fire to themselves in protest of Chinese rule.

A Tibetan official speaks out against China's policies as two more die in protests.

Another Tibetan burns himself to death amid calls for multilateral action to pressure China.

The 91st Tibetan self-immolation takes place in Gansu province.

The number of Tibetans burning themselves in protest against Chinese rule reaches 94.

He says in a suicide note that Tibetans are suffering under 'suppressive Chinese rule.'

Chinese authorities step up a crackdown on self-immolation protests in Tibetan-populated areas.

New self-immolations are reported in Sichuan and Nepal.

The self-immolation deaths underscore the plight of young Tibetans under Chinese rule, exile and rights groups say.

A prominent Tibetan writer and two others appeal to Tibetans to stop self-immolations.

His action comes as a Tibetan student in India also sets himself on fire to protest China's rule in Tibetan areas.

Their protests occurred on the same day in neighboring Chinese provinces.