Video Shows Large Protest by Tibetan Monks in China Activists posted video said to show a protest on Wednesday following the self-immolation of a Tibetan monk in western China. The crowds appeared to be some of the largest since 2008. A day after the self-immolation of a Tibetan monk and reports of large protests in response, the advocacy group Free Tibet posted new video and photographs offering a rare glimpse of monks inside the highly restricted and restive part of western China. As my colleague Edward Wong reported, the monk, Jamyang Palden self-immolated in a square in front of Rongwo Monastery, becoming at least the 27th monk to set himself on fire in the past year of protests; 18 have died. He survived and was believed to be still alive on Thursday, Free Tibet said. Video from the group was said to show monks praying over Jamyang Paldan. It was not possible to independently confirm the video. Reporters have been blocked from covering the situation in Tibetan regions of western China, where many of the fiery protests have occurred. But those who have managed to get access to the area have found towns locked down, with security forces armed with tear gas and fire extinguishers. Large demonstrations are rare. Yet video posted by Free Tibet showed hundreds of monks in a protest after the self-immolation on Wednesday. The demonstration, in a central square of the county of Rebkong, called Tongren in Chinese, appeared to be among the largest since a widespread Tibetan uprising in 2008 that precipitated the current crackdown. In another clip, a large group of mostly young men walk in the middle of a roadway with mountains in the background. The video is silent, and there are no protest banners or signs apparent though one man toward the front can be seen raising his fist. Free Tibet said in an e-mailed statement that a person at the protest described it as a march by students over the Rebkong Bridge in a call for greater rights and that the group joined with the monks in their protest. The group also published a disturbing image of a man said to be Jamyang Palden in a hospital bed with severe burns to his arms and face, as well as a photo of robes said to have belonged to him that became part of the protest on Wednesday.