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Su, Tsai remember Chen Wen-chen

Taipei Times

Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Chairman Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌) and former DPP chairperson Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) yesterday paid tribute to murdered professor Chen Wen-chen (陳文成) to commemorate the 31st anniversary of his passing.

The two senior DPP officials posted tributes to Chen on their Facebook pages and highlighted the significance of Chen’s death during the White Terror era to the nation’s democratic development.

Former officials found not guilty

Taipei Times

Former vice president Annette Lu (呂秀蓮) and former Presidential Office secretary-general Yu Shyi-kun (游錫堃) were found not guilty by the Taipei District Court yesterday of using fraudulent receipts to claim state affairs funds during their stint in the Presidential Office.

The Taipei District Court said that given their positions in the government, Lu and Yu were busy with public affairs and left using receipts to claim fund reimbursements to their aides.

Tibet activists rally against Hu in Hong Kong

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Activists wave Tibetan national flags at a massive protest rally against Chinese President Hu Jintao's visit to Hong Kong, July 1, 2012. (Photo.UNFFT, Hong Kong)

DHARAMSHALA, July 2: Tibet activists and supporters joined 400,000 people in the streets of Hong Kong yesterday in a protest rally against Hu Jintao, who was visiting the business hub to commemorate the 15th anniversary of its handover to China.

The protesters waving Tibetan national flags denounced Hu’s failed policies in Tibet, from implementing martial law in Tibet in 1989 to his government’s crackdown on the peaceful 2008 mass protests in Tibet.

TSU demands visa for Rebiya Kadeer

Taipei Times

World Uyghur Congress president Rebiya Kadeer said on Thursday in Washington that Taiwan and Turkey were the only countries in the world denying her a visitor’s visa, but added that she still hoped to visit Taiwan in the future.

The Uighur rights activist made the comments in her meeting with visiting Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU) Chairman Huang Kun-huei (黃昆輝), who promised to demand that the administration of President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) grant her a visa.

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