Taiwan to designate April 7 as 'freedom of speech day'

President-elect Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) said Thursday that April 7 will be designated as the "freedom of speech day" in Taiwan in tribute to a journalist who committed self-immolation 27 years ago in protest against suppression of freedom of speech.

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