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Daguan Community Residents Demonstrate At Veterans’ Affairs Council, Hold Overnight Sit-in

Brian Hioe
Members of the Daguan Community—a military dependents’ village in New Taipei city currently facing eviction—and supportive youth activists demonstrated at the Veteran’s Affairs Office today, with one hospitalized after becoming ill during the protest. Following the arrest of twenty demonstrators, Daguan residents declared an overnight sit-in outside the Taipei District Prosecutor's Court until those detained were released...
EnglishEnvironmentalMarch 2019Social Movements7 min read

60th Anniversary of Tibetan Uprising Day Commemorated in Taipei, Campaign for Dalai Lama to Visit Taiwan Announced

Brian Hioe
Several hundred marched in the rain to commemorate Tibetan Uprising Day today. Tibetan Uprising Day commemorates a 1959 uprising against China’s military occupation of Tibet. This year is the 60th anniversary of the uprising, making this year’s commemoration an especially significant one. Notably, a campaign to petition for the Dalai Lama to visit Taiwan was announced at the commemoration...
EnglishMarch 2019Self-DeterminationSocial Movements7 min read

An Analysis of the Implications and Strategy of Taiwan’s Gay Marriage Bill Going Forward

Milo Hsieh
Taiwan's Executive Yuan has proposed a draft for same-sex marriage legislation earlier this month. This draft proposes to legalize same-sex marriage, but under a different framework of law than the ones currently in effect for straight couples. The bill has currently passed its second reading, though splits have emerged between parties regarding whether to advance the current bill or amend the bill further...
EnglishGender/SexualityMarch 2019Social Movements7 min read

After Expressing Support for Taiwan, Chinese YouTuber’s Mother Detained by Authorities

Brian Hioe
A Chinese YouTube vlogger who has in the past expressed support for Taiwanese democracy surnamed Liu reported last week that his mother has been detained by the National Security Bureau for over four days in his native Suzhou. The disappearance of Liu’s mother should be concerning, not only within Taiwan but to Chinese supporters of Taiwan—even if they live outside of China...
EnglishMarch 2019Politics5 min read