Over 300 Gather in Taipei to Honor Lobga Rangzen

More than 300 Tibetans and human rights supporters gathered at Taipei’s Liberty Square on July 15 to honor Lobga Rangzen and protest China’s Ethnic Unity Law. Participants observed a minute of silence, offered white khatas, recited prayers and tore copies of the legislation. Taiwan Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim said Rangzen’s death drew attention to the continuing erosion of Tibetans’ fundamental rights. Kelsang Gyaltsen Bawa said the vigil sent a message that Tibetans would not remain silent. The gathering followed Rangzen’s self-immolation outside the United Nations Headquarters in New York on July 2.