Tibetans at 228 Memorial

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FREEDOM: Tibetans living in Taiwan gathered at 228 Memorial Peace Park before marching through Taipei in protest against years of Chinese repression
By Jewel Huang
STAFF REPORTER , WITH CNA
Saturday, Mar 11, 2006,Page 3

Hundreds of Tibetans yesterday held a march in Taipei to commemorate an uprising by Tibetans against China 47 years ago.
The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) voiced support for the demonstration, urging China to give up imperialism and the persecution of Tibet and Taiwan through military force.

Tibetans living in Taiwan gathered at 228 Memorial Peace Park in the morning and set out on a march after singing Tibet's national anthem and reading a declaration from the Dalai Lama.

Shouting out "we want freedom and human rights" and "release political prisoners," the marchers and their supporters also chanted "support Tibet's and Taiwan's independence" when passing before the Legislative Yuan.

Holding signs and banners bearing such slogans as "anti-annexation, anti-invasion, supporting Tibet's independence," many DPP members joined the march.

When the line of marchers passed the Legislative Yuan, DPP legislative caucus whip Yeh Yi-jin (葉宜津) and DPP Legislator Hsiao Bi-khim (蕭美琴) accepted a statement prepared by the marchers. The march finished in front of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), where the demonstrators submitted a statement to a representative of the AIT expressing their concerns.





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