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Recuperating Tibetan self-immolator faces jail threat, Financial difficulties

Dawa Tsering in an undated photo. (Photo/TCHRD)
Dawa Tsering in an undated photo. (Photo/TCHRD)

DHARAMSHALA, September 17: A Tibetan self-immolator, who is reportedly making good recovery from his burn injuries, faces an uncertain future coupled with jail threats and a slim chance of re-entering his monastery.

Dawa Tsering, a monk at the Kardze Monastery in eastern Tibet,
set himself on fire within the walls of his Monastery on October 25, 2011 during a religious ceremony. While engulfed in flames, he shouted slogans for the return of His Holiness the Dalai Lama from exile and the re-unification of the Tibetan people.

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Chen’s family cites stroke in parole plea


Chen Chih-chung, son of former president Chen Shui-bian, speaks to the press yesterday, rejecting the Ministry of Justice’s judgements about his father’s health and saying that any medical issues should be examined and evaluated by medical experts.
Photo: Li Jung-ping, Taipei Times

The family of jailed former president Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) yesterday urged authorities to pay more attention to Chen’s health problems, in light of the fact that he has previously suffered a stroke.

Chen Chih-chung (陳致中), son of the former president, said a team of neurosurgeons and urologists from major medical centers should be allowed to examine his father.

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Newsflash


US Representative Gerry Connolly speaks at a House Committee on Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations hearing on “IRS in the Pandemic” in Washington on Oct. 7 last year .
Photo: Reuters

A bipartisan coalition of US congressmen on Monday introduced legislation that aims to counter China’s claim to represent Taiwan in international organizations.