'Cycling for a Free Tibet' campaign kicks off in Taipei

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Taipei, Feb. 4 (CNA) The annual "2026 Cycling for a Free Tibet" campaign was launched in Taipei on Wednesday to mark the 1959 Tibetan Uprising.

Organized by the Human Rights Network for Tibet and Taiwan (HRNTT) along with other human rights groups, the event began at 9 a.m. at 228 Peace Memorial Park.

Participants later cycled to the Chun-Hsien Building of the Legislative Yuan, with organizers saying the ride symbolizes "a cycle that never ends." Campaign leaders took turns delivering speeches at the site.

Similar cycling events will be held in Taipei on Feb. 11, Feb. 25 and March 4, and in Kaohsiung on March 1, the HRNTT said.

The HRNTT also announced that the 67th anniversary of the Tibetan Uprising will be marked with an afternoon march in Taipei on March 7, followed by a candlelight vigil at Liberty Square on March 10.

Tashi Tsering, secretary-general of the HRNTT and a Taiwan-based Tibetan, said he has organized the campaign annually since 201...

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