Youth Movements

China and Hong Kong’s Human Rights Performance are Among the Worst in East Asia, Drop in Major Democracies are Alarming

newbloomeditor
According to human rights experts across the region who participated in the annual human rights survey conducted by the Human Rights Measurement Initiative (HRMI), a New Zealand-based NGO,  China and Hong Kong continue to rank among the worst human rights violators in East Asia, particularly in civil and political liberties and empowerment rights....
EnglishJune 2026PoliticsSocial MovementsYouth Movements5 min read

What New Zealand and Taiwan Can Learn From Each Other About Disaster Resilience

Tom Wilson
On September 23rd, 2025, Typhoon Ragasa struck Taiwan from the east. The rainfall filled a barrier lake deep in the Matai’an headwaters, causing it to breach and release 60 million tonnes of water downstream. Within hours, a metre of mud swept through the main street of Guangfu Township. Nineteen residents, mostly elderly, tragically passed away...
EnglishEnvironmentalFeaturedJune 2026PoliticsSocial MovementsYouth Movements7 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...
EnglishFeaturedMay 2026PoliticsSelf-DeterminationSocial MovementsYouth Movements4 min read

Grief From 1,600 Kilometers Away: Mourning the 19 Massacred in Negros Island and Its Connection To Taiwan

Girard Mariano Lopez
Nineteen people were killed in a massacre by the Philippine military after an alleged “encounter” began at four in the morning and did not end until three in the afternoon. The fighting reportedly ended at a fish pond where the bodies of RJ and a few other civilians were found—all of whom had bandoliers and guns planted on them right after (in an awkward position, by the way) to justify that they had all been combatants and therefore rightfully gunned down...
EnglishFeaturedMay 2026Self-DeterminationSocial MovementsYouth Movements9 min read

Civil Society Groups Protest Ministry of the Interior for Attempting to Push Myanmar Nationals Back Into a Civil War

Brian Hioe
Civil society groups held a press conference outside of the Ministry of the Interior on April 30th, protesting the ministry’s role in attempting to push Burmese out of Taiwan, even if this means forcing their return to a war zone. Among the groups involved in the press conference were the Asia Citizen Future Association, Taiwan Association for Human Rights, Taiwan Gongsheng Youth, Taiwan Labor Front, Taiwan International Workers’ Association, and Taiwan Alliance for Myanmar...
EnglishMay 2026Self-DeterminationSocial MovementsYouth Movements4 min read

May Day Sees Demonstrations for Pension Reforms, Against the ROC Constitution

Brian Hioe
Organized labor groups demonstrated on May 1st, commemorated as May Day or International Workers’ Day in different parts of the world. It is estimated that 6,000 were in attendance. What was most distinctive about the march this year was the inclusion of migrant labor unions, not only with their participation but also the incorporation of labor demands for migrant workers into the core demands of the demonstration. The march began at Ketagalan Boulevard in front of the Presidential Office Building, then proceeded to the Legislative Yuan. An action theater skit was held of workers taking hammers to individuals dressed as politicians...
EnglishLaborMay 2026Self-DeterminationSocial MovementsYouth Movements4 min read

Palestinian Prisoner’s Day Commemorated in Taipei

Em Gunter
Palestinian Prisoner’s Day was commemorated in Taipei on Friday with a demonstration outside of the Israel Economic and Cultural Office in Taipei. The rally, organized by the Taiwan Alliance for a Free Palestine, was part of a global effort calling on nations to pressure Israel to release Palestinian prisoners and to halt Israel’s plans to execute Palestinians...
April 2026EnglishSelf-DeterminationSocial MovementsYouth Movements6 min read