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Pakistani gang-rape victim dies after setting herself on fire
A teenage Pakistani gang-rape victim died Friday after setting herself on fire a day earlier to protest the release of one of her alleged rapists from police custody, officials said. Amina Bibi, 18, said she was raped by five men on Jan. 5 as she walked home from her college in central Muzaffargarh district.
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I've never understood the reason behind using self immolation as a form of protest.
Especially when the protest ends in your own demise :(
I know eh why would someone want to pick such a painful death?