Youth Movements

Protests Take Place Across Hong Kong After Emergency Powers Invoked to Pass Mask Ban

Brian Hioe
Scenes of heated protest again took place in Hong Kong yesterday, in response to moves by the Hong Kong government to invoke emergency powers to outlaw the wearing of masks in public. A fourteen-year-old was shot in the thigh, making him the second demonstrator shot with a round of live ammunition during demonstrations to date. An abortive attempt to declare the formation of a provisional government in the MOSTown shopping mall proves a significant development, particularly since the declaration of a provisional government could potentially be used as grounds for intervention by the Chinese government... Read More
EnglishOctober 2019Self-DeterminationSocial MovementsYouth Movements0 Comments 07 min read

Protests Mark Chinese National Day in Hong Kong, With Police Violence Escalating to New Levels

Brian Hioe
Intensive protests took place across Hong Kong today, marking the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, also known as Chinese National Day. Police violence took place on a scale likely unprecedented in demonstrations to date, with one protester shot with a live round, making him the first demonstrator shot with live ammunition during demonstrations in Hong Kong over the past eighteen weeks... Read More
EnglishOctober 2019Self-DeterminationSocial MovementsYouth Movements0 Comments 09 min read

Outbreak of Police Violence in Hong Kong in the Days Before Chinese National Day

Brian Hioe
Violent scenes have taken place across Hong Kong in the last two days, in the lead-up to Chinese National Day on October 1st. It is expected that Chinese National Day will see intensive protests in Hong Kong, seeing as National Day is a significant anniversary for the People’s Republic of China... Read More
EnglishSelf-DeterminationSeptember 2019Social MovementsYouth Movements0 Comments 06 min read

Demonstrations Continue in Hong Kong in the Lead-up to National Day

Brian Hioe
Demonstrations have continued over the past week in Hong Kong, frequently involving clashes with police. Last weekend marked the sixteenth consecutive week of protests. Looming over demonstrations at present is Chinese National Day commemorations set to take place on October 1, which will commemorate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China... Read More
EnglishSelf-DeterminationSeptember 2019Social MovementsYouth Movements0 Comments 07 min read

What Grows In the Fight for Home: Reflections on Daguan

Alex Chuang
Despite intense demonstrations demanding a fair resettlement plan in front of the Executive Yuan, Daguan was finally demolished in early August. Residents’ houses and family businesses may be gone for good, but the buds of knowledge and power that emerged through their resistance will continue to bloom and grow... Read More
EnglishEnvironmentalFeaturedSeptember 2019Social MovementsYouth Movements0 Comments 025 min read

Megaport Music Festival Falls Victim to Political Persecution by Han Kuo-yu

Brian Hioe
The Megaport Music Festival, likely Taiwan’s largest indie rock festival, announced earlier this month that the festival would be coming to an end after sixteen years. It is widely known that the festival, which is traditionally held in Kaohsiung, is shutting down due to pressure from Kaohsiung mayor Han Kuo-yu of the KMT... Read More
EnglishSeptember 2019Social MovementsYouth Movements0 Comments 06 min read