Tibetan protester who burned himself alive left letter calling for freedom Police have taken hundreds of Tibetans into custody since Monday's self-immolation of Jamphel Yeshi, 27, and have effectively closed off New Delhi's Tibetan neighbourhoods, fearing embarrassing protests during the visit by China's President Hu Jintao. "At a time when we are making our final move toward our goal: If you have money, it is the time to spend it; If you are educated it is the time to produce results; If you have control over your life, I think the day has come to sacrifice your life," wrote Yeshi, who died of his burns on Wednesday. The letter was released by activists and translated on the website Burning Tibet. The letter's authenticity could not be independently confirmed. "The fact that Tibetan people are setting themselves on fire in this 21st century is to let the world know about their suffering," the letter stated. People of the world, stand up for Tibet. Hundreds of police are manning barricades along roads throughout the city, some carrying blankets soaked in water to quickly smother the flames of any protesters who try to set themselves alight. About 30 people have set themselves on fire over the past year in ethnic Tibetan areas of China in protest Beijing's heavy-handed rule in the region. Beijing has blamed the Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, who has lived in exile in India for decades, for inciting the self-immolations, and has called the protesters' actions a form of terrorism.