The 314 Taipei protest () was a protest that took place in
Taipei
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,
Taiwan
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on 14 March 2010 for the 51st anniversary of the
1959 Tibetan uprising
The 1959 Tibetan uprising (also known by other names) began on 10 March 1959, when a revolt erupted in Lhasa, the capital of Tibet, which had been under the effective control of the People's Republic of China since the Seventeen Point Agreemen ...
on 10 March 1959. The date also coincides with the
2008 Tibetan unrest
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, which took place on 14 March 2008. The event was organized by the
Taiwan Friends of Tibet (TFOT).
[Taipeitimes.com.]
Taipeitimes.com
" ''Parade honors memory of Tibetans 1959 uprising.'' Retrieved on 2010-03-14.
Taiwan protest
More than 1,000 people participated in the event. According to TFOT vice-chairman Yiong Cong-ziin (楊長鎮), he said “Tibetans believed the Chinese and believed in the
17-point agreement they signed with China in the 1950s, but the Chinese broke their promises and imposed harsh measures on freedom and religion in Tibet.”
[Sina.com.]
Sina.com
." ''紀念抗暴51週年 在台圖博人遊行.'' Retrieved on 2010-03-14.
The crowd departed from
Zhongxiao Fuxing MRT
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station in Taipei and marched to
Taipei 101
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.
Hong Kong candlelight vigil
About 20 people held a candlelight vigil at the
liaison office in Hong Kong. Several activists tried to hang a
Tibetan snow lion flag at the office gate. A scuffle broke out between the activists and police offices.
[South China Morning Post.]
SCMP
" ''Activists hold vigil to mark Tibet riots.'' Retrieved on 2010-03-14.
See also
*
International Tibet Independence Movement
The International Tibet Independence Movement (ITIM) is a non-profit organization, founded on 18 March 1995, that supports Tibetan independence from the People's Republic of China:
:"only independence for Tibet can ensure the survival of the Tibe ...
References
2010 in Taiwan
Protests in Taiwan
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