Tibetan groups marched today to mark the 65th anniversary of Tibetan Uprising Day. Tibetan Uprising Day refers to the uprising that took place on March 10th, 1959 against the PRC’s invasion and subsequent annexation of Tibet. Each year, Tibetan groups worldwide commemorate the anniversary with demonstrations, marches, and rallies worldwide...
New Bloom editor Brian Hioe interviewed filmmakers David Novack and Janice Engelhart on their documentary on the ongoing human rights crisis in Xinjiang, All Static & Noise. The following interview was conducted in August 2023...
In a surprise move, the KMT has moved to demote the position of the Huang Fu-hsing and to integrate the Huang Fu-hsing into local KMT party chapters. Although the Huang Fu-hsing will become a “veterans service working committee" and be a second-tier part of the party, this is a move aimed at undercutting the power of what has sometimes been termed a “party within a party”...
Recent comments by KMT legislator Hsu Chiao-hsin lashed out at YouTuber “Anxious Housewife Lia.” Specifically, Hsu attacked Lia, claiming she was a supporter of the DPP...
A number of recent incidents point to the challenges for migrant workers in Taiwan. In particular, apart from that racism influences policy-making when it comes to migrant workers, one notes how migrant workers are still denied the fundamental rights that Taiwanese workers enjoy...
KMT deputy chair Andrew Hsia once again traveled to China last week, one of the many visits that Hsia has undertaken to China in the past two years. Hsia met with Song Tao, the director of the Taiwan Affairs Office , although before the trip occurred, the KMT claimed that Hsia had no plans to meet with any Chinese officials...
Former TPP spokesperson Ma Chih-wei faces charges over accepting funding from the Chinese government for an independent legislative run. Prosecutors recommended yesterday that Ma face three years and eight months in jail, as well as a two million NTD fine. This is a hefty fine and prison term for a country in which spying charges have historically been treated with lighter sentences than for cannabis charges...
This past Wednesday, the Taiwan Women’s Link hosted a press conference calling for opening up access to assisted reproduction and decoupling the issue of surrogacy from amendments to the Assisted Reproduction Act (ARA). As part of the press conference, TWL released a petition calling for prioritizing assisted reproduction access for single women and lesbian spouses, such that “all women who want to reproduce” may do so under a system that “ensures women’s reproductive autonomy.” While the TWL’s petition and press conference helped to raise awareness of reproductive rights in Taiwan, it failed to account for the reproductive rights of transgender people in Taiwan...
On the 77th anniversary of the 228 Massacre, usually remembered as the start of the White Terror, it proves important to remember the long path that remains for transitional justice in Taiwan...