Civil Society Groups Criticize Greenwashing in Taiwan

Brian Hioe

Does New Labor Deal Mean Migrant Fishermen Will Be Able to Access WiFi?

Brian Hioe

Unions Mark International Workers’ Day with March

Brian Hioe

Anti-Nuclear Protest Takes Place in Front of Legislature to Mark Tenth Anniversary of 427 Street Occupation

Brian Hioe

Environmental Groups Seek to Pressure DPP on Carbon Emissions

Brian Hioe

Cannabis Decriminalization Advocates Hold Annual 420 Rally Outside of Legislature

Brian Hioe

Social Movements

Police Violence Reaches New Heights in Hong Kong, Leads to Calls for Airport Occupation

Brian Hioe
Brutal scenes of violence took place in Hong Kong yesterday, with what some suspect to have been the highest level of police violence in demonstrations to date. Notably, a female medic is also thought to have lost her eye after being hit with a bean bag fired by police, with parts of her face also shattering, and tear gas was fired inside of an underground MTR station. Calls are now on the rise for an occupation of Hong Kong International Airport, to disrupt the operations of the airport as a whole, to take place this afternoon...
August 2019EnglishSelf-DeterminationSocial MovementsYouth Movements10 min read

Protests in Hong Kong Turn Toward the Playful, While Chinese Rhetoric Against Demonstrations Escalates

Brian Hioe
Protests in Hong Kong took a turn toward the playful on Wednesday, with protesters pointing hundreds, perhaps thousands of laser pointers at the Hong Kong Space Museum in what was billed as a session of “star gazing”. As the night went on, the protest eventually became a dance party. At the same time, rhetoric against protests from China and the pro-Beijing camp has notably escalated in the last few days...
Alex YunAugust 2019EnglishSelf-DeterminationSocial MovementsYouth Movements10 min read

Banqiao High School to Allow Male Students to Wear Skirts After Student Demonstration in May

Brian Hioe
The New Taipei Municipal Banqiao Senior High School announced earlier this month that starting from next year, both male and female students will be allowed greater say in their choice of uniforms. As such, male students will also be allowed to wear skirts as part of their uniforms if they so desire, whereas previously it was only female students that were allowed a choice of whether to wear skirts or pants...
August 2019EnglishGender/SexualitySocial Movements5 min read