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Hongkongers Demonstrate Article 23 Passage in Taipei

Brian Hioe03/23/2024

Hongkongers rallied outside of the Ximen MRT station in Taipei today in response to the passage of Article 23. The passage of Article 23 of the Hong Kong Basic Law serves to criminalize sedition, but does so under such wide-ranging and unspecified terms that it is thought this will serve as a means of further criminalizing political freedoms in Hong Kong. The demonstration against Article 23 of the Hong Kong Basic Law today takes place as part of a global day of action...

EnglishFeaturedMarch 2024Self-DeterminationSocial MovementsYouth Movements5 min read

Hongkongers Rally in Taipei to Commemorate Four Years Since the 2019 Protests

Brian Hioe06/13/2023

Hongkongers and advocates rallied on Saturday to mark four years since the start of the Anti-ELAB movement in Taipei. Around 600 attended. The rally took place despite bouts of rain...

EnglishJune 2023Self-DeterminationSocial MovementsYouth Movements5 min read

April Silent Protest Attempts to Call Attention to Plight of Hong Kong 47

Brian Hioe05/28/2023

A silent protest took place outside of the Ximen MRT last month on April 16th to call attention to the plight of the 47 defendants in what is Hong Kong’s largest national security trial to date. The protest began at 2 PM and lasted until 4 PM...

EnglishMay 2023Self-DeterminationSocial MovementsYouth Movements5 min read

High-Profile Activists Aside, Hongkongers Still Face Challenges Seeking Permanent Residency

Brian Hioe12/05/2022

Lam Wing-kee, the only one of the Hong Kong Causeway Bay booksellers to remain free, applied for permanent residency in Taiwan last month. This application is on the basis of being a professional in arts and culture...

December 2022EnglishPolitics5 min read

Hong Kong Protesters Sentenced, Arrested for Escape Attempt to Taiwan on Same Day

Brian Hioe07/18/2022

Seven Hongkongers that attempted to flee to Taiwan were sentenced to between seven and ten months of imprisonment earlier this week, for an escape attempt that took place in August 2020. On the same day, four Hongkongers were arrested for an attempt to flee to Taiwan...

EnglishJune 2022Politics5 min read

Rally in Support of Hongkongers, Other Groups Facing Oppression from China Held to Mark Chinese National Day

Brian Hioe10/01/2021

Groups rallied today in front of the legislature to call attention to the Chinese government’s authoritarianism and to call on the Taiwanese government to take stronger action for Hongkongers in need of assistance. The rally took place today because October 1st is Chinese National Day...

EnglishOctober 2021Self-DeterminationSocial MovementsYouth Movements7 min read

Protest Against Restrictions Targeting Migrant Worker Gatherings Also Highlights Hong Kong Issues

Brian Hioe05/23/2020

Between one hundred fifty and two hundred people gathered in the main hall of the Taipei Main Station today in protest against new regulations by the Taiwan Railways Administration that would prevent individuals from sitting or congregating in the main hall...

EnglishLaborMay 2020RaceSocial Movements6 min read

Arts/Culture

Calling For a Return to Sinocentrism in the Name of Opposing It: Responding to ‘Reconsidering Sinophone Studies’

Re/writing COVID-19 in China: Solidarity as Metonym for Historical Truth?

How Taipei Became the Home of Live Comedy During the Pandemic

International

TSMC’s Development of Arizona Semiconductor Plant Could Have Implications for Taiwan’s Security

After Nine Years, Second Ma-Xi Meeting Occurs in Beijing

DPP Aims to Strengthen Laws Regarding Treason, Leaks

Interviews

“Trying to Gain More Autonomy in Our Narrative”: An Interview with René Hà on Stamped

Reflecting on an Ongoing Genocide: A Conversation with the Interviewees of All Static & Noise

Interview: David Novack and Janice Engelhart on All Static & Noise

Politics

TSMC’s Development of Arizona Semiconductor Plant Could Have Implications for Taiwan’s Security

KMT Leans Into Calls for Capital Punishment Against Child Abusers

Social Movements

Hongkongers in Taiwan

High-Profile Activists Aside, Hongkongers Still Face Challenges Seeking Permanent Residency

Hong Kong Protesters Sentenced, Arrested for Escape Attempt to Taiwan on Same Day

TSMC’s Development of Arizona Semiconductor Plant Could Have Implications for Taiwan’s Security

Four Decades of Strife and Resistance: A Deep Dive Into What’s Happening in West Papua

Interview: Kawtorpai Church

KMT Leans Into Calls for Capital Punishment Against Child Abusers

TSMC’s Development of Arizona Semiconductor Plant Could Have Implications for Taiwan’s Security

KMT Leans Into Calls for Capital Punishment Against Child Abusers

Han Kuo-yu Becomes Chair of the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy