Local residents living around the Taipei Brewery, as well as union workers at the brewery, have taken to protest against plans by the city government to sell land owned by the brewery to the National Taipei University of Technology...
Tensions between the DPP and KMT are likely at a boiling point in Keelung, with conflict between KMT mayor George Hsieh and the DPP city council caucus having escalated dramatically in the past weeks...
Tibetan groups marched today to mark the 65th anniversary of Tibetan Uprising Day. Tibetan Uprising Day refers to the uprising that took place on March 10th, 1959 against the PRC’s invasion and subsequent annexation of Tibet. Each year, Tibetan groups worldwide commemorate the anniversary with demonstrations, marches, and rallies worldwide...
In a surprise move, the KMT has moved to demote the position of the Huang Fu-hsing and to integrate the Huang Fu-hsing into local KMT party chapters. Although the Huang Fu-hsing will become a “veterans service working committee" and be a second-tier part of the party, this is a move aimed at undercutting the power of what has sometimes been termed a “party within a party”...
Recent comments by KMT legislator Hsu Chiao-hsin lashed out at YouTuber “Anxious Housewife Lia.” Specifically, Hsu attacked Lia, claiming she was a supporter of the DPP...
Former TPP spokesperson Ma Chih-wei faces charges over accepting funding from the Chinese government for an independent legislative run. Prosecutors recommended yesterday that Ma face three years and eight months in jail, as well as a two million NTD fine. This is a hefty fine and prison term for a country in which spying charges have historically been treated with lighter sentences than for cannabis charges...
On the 77th anniversary of the 228 Massacre, usually remembered as the start of the White Terror, it proves important to remember the long path that remains for transitional justice in Taiwan...
An incident involving the drowning death of two Chinese fishermen, who were on a speedboat intruding in the territorial waters of Kinmen, continues to be politically contested. The two fishermen died after the speedboat they were on refused to consent to a search by the Taiwanese Coast Guard, attempted to flee, then capsized. Though two of the four people on the speedboat were pulled out of the water, the other two had no vital signs when this occurred...
Two recent incidents highlight the continued issue of police brutality in Taiwan. In particular, there are many cases in which police carry out acts of violence against suspects while seeking to avoid accountability...
Three Chinese asylum seekers were sent back to Malaysia in November, though this news was only reported on earlier this month. The incident proves revealing about the lack of transparency and clear oversight over asylum procedures that occurs as a result of Taiwan’s lack of formal asylum procedures...
