Cannabis Decriminalization Advocates Hold Annual 420 Rally Outside of Legislature

Brian Hioe

Four Decades of Strife and Resistance: A Deep Dive Into What’s Happening in West Papua

Girard Mariano Lopez

Interview: Kawtorpai Church

Patrick Huang

Electricity Price Hikes Likely to Lead to Political Contestation

Brian Hioe

Civil Society Groups Mark Anniversary of Fukushima Disaster Earlier This Month

Brian Hioe

Freeway and High-Speed Rail Proposal by the KMT Stokes Controversy

Brian Hioe

Social Movements

Despite Further Arrests, Continued Silence in Taiwan Regarding Hong Kong Twelve

Brian Hioe
A political crackdown against pro-democracy figures continues in Hong Kong. In the latest series of arrests, earlier this month, eleven individuals were arrested in connection to the Hong Kong “Twelve”, twelve young Hongkongers that were arrested by the Chinese coast guard last August after attempting to flee to Taiwan by speedboat, then held in Shenzhen...
EnglishJanuary 2021Self-DeterminationSocial MovementsYouth Movements7 min read

Xiangtang Village Struggle Illustrates How Forced Evictions Continue to Take Place in China

Brian Hioe
Gas, water, and electricity was cut off to villagers in Xiangtang Village in Beijing late last month by authorities, as part of an attempt to evict residents of the village, which is slated for demolition. This occurs despite sub-zero temperatures in Beijing, with residents having resisted attempts by authorities to evict them for weeks, engaging in protests and hunger strikes, among other actions...
EnglishEnvironmentalJanuary 2021Social Movements5 min read

Floating Hells: Forced Labor of Migrant Workers on Taiwan’s Fishing Vessels

Bonny Ling
Efforts by the European Union, specifically under its illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing regulations in 2015, have brought a sharp focus on the employment conditions on Taiwanese fishing vessels and the climate of illegality that enables unsustainable fishing and labor abuses. This has shone a harsh light on the labor exploitation of migrants working on fishing vessels with a connection to Taiwan...
December 2020EnglishLaborSocial Movements8 min read