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Tosh, Yeh share views on freedom

The daughter of a top Uighur activist and the wife of a Taiwanese democracy pioneer yesterday shared stories of the Uighur and Taiwanese struggles for freedom.

Raela Tosh, daughter of World Uyghur Congress (WUC) president Rebiya Kadeer, met former vice premier Yeh Chu-lan (葉菊蘭) during a visit to a museum dedicated to her husband, Deng Nan-jung (鄭南榕), on the last day of Tosh’s four-day stay in Taiwan.

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Swaziland reaffirms that ‘marriage’ with Taiwan will not end

Swaziland’s foreign affairs minister reaffirmed the country’s ties with Taiwan, describing the relationship between the two countries as a marriage that will not end in a divorce, even if China were to approach the country.

During a talk with Taiwanese media on Tuesday, Swazi Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Lutfo Dlamini said that Swaziland and Taiwan “have [been] married for 42 years and we have a provision that there is no room for divorce.”

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Human rights activists Hans Wahl, right, and Harreld Dinkins, left, visit Chen Shui-bian at Taoyuan General Hospital yesterday.
Photo: Lee Jung-ping, Taipei Times

Two members of an independent human rights team arrived in Taipei to review the human rights case of former president Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) and visit him at Taoyuan General Hospital yesterday.

Human right activists Hans Wahl and Harreld Dinkins visited Chen at the hospital accompanied by Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legislators Kuan Bi-Ling (管碧玲) and Mark Chen (陳唐山). Leading the group of visitors — though not visiting Chen Shui-bian — is Jack Healey, the director of Washington-based Human Rights Action Center.