Self-Determination

「寫作是最後一道防線」：巴勒斯坦詩人亞赫亞·哈馬納專訪

Angelina Guo
哈馬納（Yahya Al Hamarna）是來自加薩走廊的巴勒斯坦作家、學者和難民。他曾在加薩的愛資哈爾（Al-Azhar）大學研修政治學、國際關係與外交。他的寫作聚焦於人權、正義、國際法與全球政治，而他的詩歌則探索戰爭下的記憶、流放、愛與生存。他的作品透過保留意圖被暴力所抹殺的那些聲音、場景和日常點滴而深深錕刻在巴勒斯坦的當代記憶中。他的首部充滿辛酸的詩集《我的聲音無法被炸毀》（My Voice Cannot Be Bombed）於2025年由伊斯克拉書局（Iskra Books）發表。他的許多摘錄透過社群媒體流向世界。由卡亞爾（Elissa Kayal），薩圖夫（Nada Sattouf）與杜福爾（Alycia Dufour）共同翻譯的《我的聲音無法被炸毀》法語版本最近由魁北克的多林出版社（Éditions de la Rue Dorion）與法國的八月伯恩出版社（Burn∼Août）出版。...
Arts and CultureLiterature and PoetrySelf-DeterminationSocial MovementsYouth Movements中文3 min read

Which Movements Get Negotiated With, and Which Become Security Threats in Pakistan?

Jan Baloch
A comparative examination of judicial records, anti-terrorism filings, court proceedings, and state responses across Pakistan reveals a striking disparity in how different forms of civil dissent are handled. Mainstream political parties, right-wing factions, and far-right religious organizations have repeatedly been brought into negotiations or permitted to return to political life after major confrontations with the state. Grassroots movements on the political periphery have faced a markedly different trajectory, including restrictions, criminal cases, and national-security prosecutions...
August 2026EnglishPoliticsSelf-DeterminationSocial Movements23 min read

“Writing is the Last Line of Defense”: An Interview with Palestinian Poet Yahya Al Hamarna

Angelina Guo
Yahya Al Hamarna is a Palestinian writer, researcher, and refugee from the Gaza Strip. He studied Political Science, International Relations, and Diplomacy at Al-Azhar University in Gaza. His writing focuses on human rights, justice, international law, and global politics, while his poetry explores memory, exile, love, and survival in times of war. His work carves deeply into the living memory of Palestine, preserving the voices, places, and everyday moments that violence seeks to erase. His poignant debut poetry collection, My Voice Cannot Be Bombed, was published by Iskra Books in 2025. Through social media, excerpts have travelled around the world, and a full French translation by Elissa Kayal and Nada Sattouf has most recently been published by Éditions de la Rue Dorion in Quebec and Burn∼Août in France....
Arts and CultureEnglishLiterature and PoetrySelf-DeterminationSocial MovementsYouth Movements17 min read

Tibetan Activist Who Self-Immolated Outside UN Headquarters Memorialized at Liberty Plaza

Brian Hioe
A mourning ceremony was held in Liberty Plaza on Wednesday night, to memorialize the self-immolation of Tibetan activist Lobga Rangzen. Rangzen self-immolated outside of the United Nations headquarters earlier this month. It is thought that Rangzen’s self-immolation was timed to take place one day before China’s new ethnic unity law went into effect, with Rangzen–a well-known Tibetan activist–calling friends by video call shortly before he set fire to himself...
EnglishFeaturedJuly 2026Self-DeterminationSocial Movements4 min read

Tricontinental Institute Letter Claims that Taiwan is Part of China…Because of a Land Bridge During the Ice Age

Brian Hioe
A recent letter published in Vijay Prashad’s Tricontinental Institute written by Chen Meei-shia, a professor of public health at National Cheng Kung University, proves a bizarre exercise in cognitive dissonance. The letter begins by claiming Taiwan to be part of China…on the basis of that the two were connected by a land bridge during the Ice Age...
Cross StraitEnglishInternationalJune 2026PoliticsSelf-DeterminationSocial Movements4 min read

Thousands Demonstrate Against KMT Cuts to Defense Spending

Brian Hioe
Thousands demonstrated on Sunday against the KMT’s cuts to defense spending, which reduced spending from 1.25 trillion NT to 780 billion NT. The main organizer of the demonstration was the Economic Democracy Union, the politically progressive social movement organization that played a key role in the 2014 Sunflower Movement and 2024 Bluebird Movement...
EnglishMay 2026PoliticsSelf-DeterminationSocial MovementsYouth Movements4 min read

Millet Ark Brings Taiwan Indigenous Practice to Global Peacebuilding Summit in New York

2026 Millet Ark Delegation
The Historic Second Global Summit on Indigenous Peacebuilding convened on April 25–26 at Thomas Berry Place in Jamaica Estates, New York, bringing together Indigenous leaders, policymakers, scholars, and activists from around the world. The Summit was organized under the theme “Indigenous Leadership for Protecting People, Peace, and Planet,” highlighting the role of Indigenous leadership in responding to global crises. ...
EnglishIndigenousMay 2026RaceSelf-DeterminationSocial Movements12 min read