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Tenth Anniversary of Sunflower Movement Commemorated Yesterday with Demonstration by Legislature

Brian Hioe
The tenth anniversary of the outbreak of the Sunflower Movement was commemorated yesterday with a demonstration in front of the Legislative Yuan in Taipei. Several hundred, possibly around 1,000, attended. The primary organizer of the event was the Economic Democracy Union, one of the key groups involved in the movement, which reconstituted itself in the movement’s aftermath...
EnglishMarch 2024Self-DeterminationSocial MovementsYouth Movements5 min read

Not Guilty Verdict Upheld For Sunflower Movement Protesters After Appeal By Prosecutors

Brian Hioe
The Taiwan High Court ruling to uphold the acquittal of 22 Sunflower Movement activists for their actions during the 2014 occupation of the Legislative Yuan maintains a previous ruling approximately one year ago that found Sunflower Movement activists not guilty on the basis that their actions were justified civil disobedience. What is this indicative of, in reflecting on close to four years since the movement broke out and the year since the previous ruling?...
EnglishMarch 2018Social MovementsYouth Movements7 min read