As the elections loom closer, on any early morning or evening, young activists in light green jackets with the words “Democratic Progressive Youth” can be seen canvassing on the sidewalks and intersections across Taiwan...
Protests took place in Hong Kong over the New Year’s, with police firing tear gas and water cannons shortly after midnight on New Year’s Eve, and a march yesterday, New Year’s Day, that drew over 1.03 million attendees according to organizers...
Clashes between protestors and police took place again in Hong Kong over the last few days, with demonstrations over Christmas coming under assault from riot police...
The detention of young Chinese labor activist Chen Wei-xiang proves the latest incident of the detention of social activists by the Chinese government. Chen's detention points to a larger pattern, not only regarding actions by the Chinese government against labor activists, but against activists that run news platforms aimed at spreading information about protests or political dissent...
Police violence against protestors again took place in Hong Kong yesterday. Police violence yesterday took place after protest activities in shopping malls, billed as a form of Christmas shopping, and memorial activities for Marco Leung, who is viewed as the first protestor to die connected to the movement...
Clashes between local residents and police broke out late last month in the Chinese township of Wenlou over plans to build a crematorium in the city of Maoming, which Wenlou is a part of. Wenlou is located in Guangdong, approximately 100 kilometers north of Hong Kong, and has a population of 60,000...
With the 40th anniversary of the 1979 Kaohsiung Incident today, also known as the Formosa Incident or Meilidao Incident, it may be worth reflecting on what has changed in Taiwan in the decades since then—but also to what extent many of the tasks of Taiwan’s democracy movement remain unfinished...
Hundreds of thousands took to the streets of Hong Kong yesterday to commemorate what has now been now six months of protest. Organizers claim that 800,000 were in attendance during the march yesterday...
Protests in Hong Kong continued over the weekend and in the past week, putting an end what some saw as a period of relative calm following District Council elections on November 24th...