Antonio Prokscha

Fifteen Months at Sea, No Pay: Exploitation of Migrant Workers in Taiwan’s Fishing Industry

Antonio Prokscha
Taiwan operates the world's second-largest distant-water fishing fleet, with about 1,100 vessels sailing in international waters. Behind this economic success lies a stark reality that labour rights organisations have documented for years: the systematic exploitation of migrant workers who fall outside the protection of Taiwan's labour laws....
December 2025EnglishLaborSocial Movements9 min read

The Last Safe Space?: Taiwan’s Fragile Role in Asia’s Shrinking Civic Space

Antonio Prokscha
As governments across East and Southeast Asia tighten restrictions on activism and association, civic space is rapidly shrinking. Leah Lin, founder of the Asia Citizen Future Association, explains how Taiwan’s democracy faces its own contradictions and why slowing the decline of freedoms may be the most radical act left...
EnglishInterviewsOctober 2025Social MovementsYouth Movements8 min read

“National Security is Often Used as an Excuse”:
Amnesty’s E-Ling Chiu on Taiwan’s Stalled Human Rights Reforms

Antonio Prokscha
Taiwan is often celebrated as one of Asia’s most vibrant democracies. Yet behind its progressive image, death penalty, stalled refugee protections, and labor exploitation tell a more complicated story — one where human rights remain negotiable when national security is invoked....
EnglishInterviewsOctober 2025Social MovementsYouth Movements7 min read
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Antonio Prokscha

Antonio Prokscha is a press officer and editor at Amnesty International Austria, currently based in Taipei, Taiwan.