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Breaking: Tibetan youth sets self on fire, Toll rises to 96 in Tibet

Sunday, 13 January 2013 10:25 Phayul.com

Tibetan self-immolator Tsebhe in an undated photo.

DHARAMSHALA, January 12: In confirmed reports coming out of Tibet, a young Tibetan man set himself on fire today in the Amchok region of eastern Tibet in continued protest against China’s occupation of Tibet.

Tsebhe, who is in his early 20s, succumbed to his injuries at his protest site.

Speaking to Phayul, Ajam Amchok, an exiled Tibetan with close contacts in the region said Tsebhe self-immolated in the middle of Amchok town in Sangchu region of Kanlho, eastern Tibet.

KMT votes down media amendments

Saturday, 12 January 2013 10:27 Taipei Times

Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) caucus whip Wu Yu-sheng, front right, holds up a sign that says “against” while Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legislators hold up signs that say the KMT is cheating the people during a legislative session in which the DPP proposed amendments to media laws.
Photo: CNA

Amendments designed to prevent media monopolization and investors from interfering in the editorial content of broadcasting corporations were put on hold yesterday after the government made a last-minute U-turn late on Thursday night, with Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) lawmakers backtracking from their previously declared support for the amendments and voting them down.

At the plenary session yesterday, the third-last day before the legislature goes into recess on Tuesday, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and Taiwan Solidarity Union pressed for the amendments to clear the legislature.

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Following the announcement of her intention to visit imprisoned former president Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) to mark International Human Rights Day on Wednesday next week, former vice president Annette Lu (呂秀蓮) yesterday gave President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) an ultimatum — if he does not release Chen by Christmas Day, she would go on a hunger strike until Chen is released.

Chen is serving a 20-year term for accepting bribes during his eight-year presidency. Suffering from deteriorating health, Chen has not been granted amnesty or home care by Ma, despite repeated appeals by medical experts, human rights advocates and Chen’s supporters.