Social Movements

Ten Thousand Demonstrate Outside Legislative Yuan as DPP Storms Into Assembly Chambers

Ten thousand demonstrators have gathered outside of the legislature, ahead of a planned attempt by the KMT to raise barriers for recalls by changing the Recall Act. With the KMT occupying the legislative podium ahead of a scheduled vote at 8 AM tomorrow, in a dramatic series of events, the DPP broke into the legislature through a window at 10 PM. While protesters continue to stay overnight, in spite of cold and rain, the DPP legislators continue to stay in the legislature and have stated that they are fortifying the legislature against possible incursions by the KMT...