Tibetan activists protest China ethnic unity law at bank

By Chen Yu-fu and Sam Garcia / Staff reporter, with staff writer Add TT as Preferred Source Tibetan and human rights activists yesterday protested China’s new ethnic unity law outside the Bank of China’s Taipei branch, calling on people around the world to resist China’s authoritarian rule and speak up for oppressed ethnic minorities.Yesterday marked one month since Tibetan activist Lobga Rangzen self-immolated in protest, and his family hoped the date would act as a “global action day,” calling on Tibetan communities and human rights groups around the world to take part in coordinated actions.The Human Rights Network for Tibet and Taiwan, Tibet Religious Foundation of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Taiwan Tibetan Welfare Association and other human rights groups held a news conference outsi