Annual ‘Cycling for a Free Tibet’ rolls out in TaipeiBy Jason Pan / Staff reporterTibetan groups and rights advocates were yesterday joined by independent Legislator Freddy Lim (林昶佐) and New Power Party Legislator Chiu Hsien-chih (邱顯智) in launching this year’s “Cycling for a Free Tibet” campaign ahead of next month’s main event. Supporters of the Human Rights Network for Tibet and Taiwan ride bicycles in Taipei yesterday as they launch this year’s “Cycling for a Free Tibet” campaign. Photo: Tu Chien-jung, Taipei TimesThe “Cycling for a Free Tibet” campaign began in 2011 to raise public awareness of the pain and suffering of Tibetans’ plight, he said. “The Beijing regime has carried out oppression and human rights abuse against Tibetans, Uighurs and Hong Kongers. It is the right principle for a free and democratic country with respect for human rights to follow, Chiu said.

Source: Taipei Times February 09, 2022 21:57 UTC