S Korean monk dies after sex slave self-immolation protest
A Buddhist monk in South Korea has died after setting himself on fire in protest over a 2015 deal struck with Japan on wartime sex slaves.
The monk, named as Venerable Jung-won, 64, staged the protest on Saturday at a rally against President Park Geun-hye.
He died on Monday night at a hospital in Seoul due to multiple organ failures caused by his burns.
Activists have been campaigning for justice for the women, referred to as "comfort women", for decades.
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