Self-immolation of Wynn Bruce
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On April 22, 2022, climate activist Wynn Alan Bruce set himself on fire in the plaza of the United States Supreme Court Building in Washington, D.C. The fatal self-immolation, which took place on Earth Day, was characterized by Bruce's friends and his father as a protest against the climate crisis.
The self-immolation occurred in the plaza of the U.S. Supreme Court Building
Self-immolation
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Self-immolation is the act of setting oneself on fire. It is mostly done for political or religious reasons, often as a form of protest or in acts of martyrdom. Due to its disturbing and violent nature, it is considered one of the most extreme methods of protest.
Thích Quảng Đức protesting the persecution of Buddhists by self-immolation on 11 June 1963.
The self-immolation (jauhar) of the Rajput women, during the Siege of Chittorgarh in 1568
A Hindu widow burning herself with the corpse of her husband (sati), 1657
The memorial to Romas Kalanta in Kaunas in the place of his self-immolation. The inscription reads Romas Kalanta 1972.