Tag: Immolation

What Endures After a Climate Activist’s Suicide: Grief, Anger and Hope

Five years ago, David Buckel violently ended his life in a public park in Brooklyn. People who knew him were shocked and angry. Yet they refused to give up.

In a Hospital Ward, the Wounds of a Failed Democracy Don’t Heal

Tunisia’s road to democracy began with a self-immolation, and such cases have filled hospital burn wards ever since, as elected leaders failed to deliver on a promise of prosperity.