Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Taiwan "Wild Strawberries" Call On Lawmakers To Preserve Civil Liberties

Supporters demonstrate outside the hospital as former Taiwan President Chen is transferred to a waiting ambulance to return to the Tucheng Detention Center.

Members of the Taiwan Association for Human Rights, including Taiwan Wild Strawberries student movement assembled outside the Legislative Yuan on Tuesday, calling on lawmakers to pass amendments to the Assembly and Parade Law rescinding the requirement for event organizers to seek approval from authorities before holding public demonstrations.

On November 22, supporters of former Taiwan President Chen, will take to the streets in Taipei, protesting the District Court decision to detain Chen Shui
-bian, on dubious corruption allegations.

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