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Breaking: Fire rages on in Tibet – Another Tibetan burns to death

DHARAMSHALA, February 17: Yet another Tibetan has died in the continuing wave of self-immolation in Tibet.

Dhamchoe Sangpo, a monk from Bongthak Ewam Tare Shedrup Dhargey Ling monastery in the Tsongon region of Amdo, eastern Tibet set his body on fire at around 6 am local time in an apparent protest against the Chinese government.

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Falun Gong files lawsuit over Beijing mayor visit

Falun Gong members protest the arrival of Beijing Mayor Guo Jinlong inside the arrivals hall at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport yesterday.
Photo: Chu Pei-hsiung, Taipei Times

Falun Gong practitioners filed a lawsuit against Beijing Mayor Guo Jinlong (郭金龍), who arrived in Taiwan yesterday afternoon, saying he had committed crimes against humanity, including his alleged involvement in the torture and abuse of Falun Gong practitioners and Tibetans.

A group of Falun Gong practitioners in Taiwan, accompanied by attorney Theresa Chu (朱婉琪), filed a lawsuit against Guo yesterday morning with the Taiwan High Prosecutors’ Office, asking it to launch a probe into Guo’s alleged crimes against humanity.

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Minister of the Interior Hsu Kuo-yung, second row, center, attends the "New Immigrant Forum" at the National Immigration Agency in Taipei yesterday.
Photo: CNA

The government will continue to empower immigrants and their children through financial assistance and relaxation of immigration policies, Minister of the Interior Hsu Kuo-yung (徐國勇) said yesterday.