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Tibet supporters march in Taipei


New Power Party Legislator Freddy Lim, second right, speaks in Taipei yesterday as three Democratic Progressive Party legislators look on at a rally to promote Tibetan rights.
Photo: Chen Yu-fu, Taipei Times

More than 200 people from more 20 civic groups and lawmakers marched through downtown Taipei yesterday in a call to free Tibet and uphold human rights.

The march was to commemorate Tibetan Uprising Day — the March 10 anniversary of a failed 1959 uprising against Chinese rule — which sparked a sharp crackdown and led to the Dalai Lama’s exile.

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Expert pleads for 228 Incident papers


Wu San Lien Foundation for Taiwan Historical Materials secretary-general Tai Pao-tsun yesterday speaks at an event at the National 228 Memorial Museum in Taipei.
Photo: Lo Pei-der, Taipei Times

The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) should be required to open party archives to allow academics to search for a list of people targeted during the 228 Incident, a leading expert on Taiwanese history said yesterday.

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Tsephag Kyab, 21, set himself on fire in Labrang region in Sangchu County, Eastern Tibet

DHARAMSHALA, October 27: Four Tibetans have immolated themselves in just two days in three different regions of Tibet.

Tsephag Kyab, 21, set himself on fire yesterday around 7 PM (local time) in Labrang Sangkho in Sangchu. He succumbed to his injuries at the protest site.

Tsephag is survived by his wife Dorjee Dolma, 18, mother Lumo Jam and an elder brother named Tashi Dhondup.