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TEARS FOR CHEN

Monday, 15 September 2014 10:07 Taipei Times

Photo: Lo Pei-der, Taipei Times Volunteer Kuo Yi-ling cries as she talks about delivering food to former president Chen Shui-bian at the Taipei launch of two books about former president Chen Shui-bian. “Delivering Food to Prison” is a diary by volunteers who deliver meals to Chen, while “A Ray of Light Through the Dark” contains correspondence between volunteers and Chen.Sep 15, 2014

Source: Taipei Times


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Monk Tashi Sonam of Nyatso monastery being treated for a bullet wound to his head after Chinese security forces opened live fire on Tibetans gathered to offer prayers on the 78th birthday of His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Tawu region of eastern Tibet on July 6, 2013.

DHARAMSHALA, July 8: A Tibetan monk is in critical condition and several others, including a brother of a self-immolator, have been severely injured after Chinese security forces opened fire and used tear gas to disperse a crowd gathered to mark the 78th birthday of Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Tawu region of eastern Tibet.

The incident occurred when hundreds of Tibetans from Tawu joined monks from the Nyatso Monastery and nuns from the Geden Choeling Nunnery on the morning of July 6 to offer prayers to mark the 78th birthday of the Dalai Lama at a nearby hill used for making and prayer offerings.