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Exiled Tibetans protest at Executive Yuan

Saturday, 22 October 2016 04:46 Taipei Times

Exiled Tibetan Chime Thondup, supported by several Taiwanese human rights groups and other exiled Tibetans, kneels on the ground outside the Executive Yuan in Taipei yesterday to protest against the nation’s unfair treatment of exiled Tibetans.
Photo: Liu Hsin-de, Taipei Times

Several exiled Tibetans, accompanied by the Taiwan Association for Human Rights and other groups, held a demonstration in front of the Executive Yuan in Taipei yesterday, protesting that they cannot renew their passports, leave the nation, work or join the National Health Insurance system.

Ma faces Taipei District Court date next month

Friday, 21 October 2016 01:41 Taipei Times

Former president Ma Ying-jeou, left, speaks with Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairwoman Hung Hsiu-chu at a meeting of the Overseas Community Affairs Council in Taipei yesterday.
Photo: Wang Yi-sung, Taipei Times

Former president Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) is to appear in court early next month on charges of soliciting confidential information from a chief prosecutor, the first time he has faced court as a defendant since leaving office in May.

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A spokesman for Rebiya Kadeer yesterday confirmed that the exiled Uighur leader had accepted an invitation to visit Taiwan, adding that the administration of President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) holds the key to whether the visit will materialize.

Kadeer is more than happy to participate in the Kaohsiung Film Festival and speak to the Taiwanese public, Nury Turkel, president of the Uyghur American Association, told reporters in Washington.