Self-Determination

Sunflower Movement Activists Found Not Guilty

Brian Hioe
With Sunflower Movement activists found not guilty today of all charges related to the occupation of the Legislative Yuan three years ago, another part of the unresolved legacy of the Sunflower Movement has been taken care of. But it remains that the sentencing for other legal cases involving incidents during the Sunflower Movement have not yet been heard. And, of course, the trial verdict raises the fact that many of the demands of the Sunflower Movement still have not been met... Read More
EnglishMarch 2017Self-DeterminationSocial Movements0 Comments 08 min read

Impending Conflict Between The DPP And Taiwanese Youth Activists Over The Cross-Straits Oversight Bill?

Brian Hioe
The possibility of conflict breaking out between Taiwanese youth activists and the DPP seems quite likely in the near future, with discussion of an oversight bill for cross-strait trade deals scheduled for late next week. But although the passage of such a bill was one of the significant demands of the Sunflower Movement, the DPP has stalled and even reversed course multiple times on the issue.... Read More
EnglishMarch 2017Self-DeterminationSocial Movements0 Comments 06 min read

The Authoritarian We Could Not Pull Down: A Strange Tale of Pro-Independence Youth

吳采致
In January 2017, the Free Taiwan Party posted a Facebook status: “Pro-Independence takes a stand! Come pull down the Chiang Kai Shek statue on February 28th at the Freedom Plaza!” As a young supporter of Free Taiwan Party and a supporter of the action of pulling down authoritarian statues, I documented and witnessed the actions on site during this time... Read More
EnglishMarch 2017Self-DeterminationSocial Movements0 Comments 023 min read

Conference Held Between Post-Umbrella And Sunflower Movement Legislators In Taiwan

Brian Hioe
A visit by Hong Kong legislators to Taiwan over the past weekend for a conference organized by the New Power Party has seen protests from pro-China groups in Taiwan, as well as warnings from China against Taiwanese independence activists and Hong Kong independence activists seeking to ally with each other... Read More
EnglishJanuary 2017Self-DeterminationSocial Movements0 Comments 012 min read

No End In Sight For China’s Political Purges In Hong Kong?

Brian Hioe
With the Hong Kong government deciding that its purge of Hong Kong lawmakers will not stop with localists Yau Wai-Ching and Baggio Leung of Youngspiration by filing a lawsuit that would disqualify a total of four pan-Democratic lawmakers, it is likely that this represents that Beijing has decided to clamp down on elections in Hong Kong for good... Read More
December 2016EnglishSelf-DeterminationSocial Movements0 Comments 08 min read

Thousands Demonstrate In Hong Kong Against Legal Intervention By Beijing

Brian Hioe
Hong Kong would seem to be in the streets again, with a demonstration Sunday against Beijing’s intervention into Hong Kong legislature which saw over 13,000 participate, according to organizers. Namely, Beijing has ruled to bar pro-independence legislators-elect Yau Wai-Ching and Sixtus “Baggio” Leung from taking office after a political crisis prompted by their refusal to properly take oaths to be sworn into office... Read More
EnglishNovember 2016Self-DeterminationSocial Movements0 Comments 012 min read