An on-the-record press briefing by Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung last week proved a bizarre exercise in diplomatic ineptness and tacit endorsement of a genocide...
A vigil for Palestine was held in Liberty Plaza in Taipei today, on the second anniversary of the attacks conducted by Hamas on October 7th, 2023. After the attacks, the Israeli government began an extermination campaign directed against Palestinians in Gaza, with over 60,000 killed since then, and the decimation of infrastructure across Gaza, including all hospitals. Around fifty were in attendance...
Activists on Saturday staged a demonstration outside the Taipei Aerospace & Defense Technology Exhibition, accusing dozens of participating companies of profiting from Israel’s ongoing military campaign in Gaza and urging the government to block arms-related exports linked to alleged war crimes...
A recent op-ed in the Washington Post by Vincent C. Chen–“The hypocrisy of recognizing Palestine but not Taiwan”–criticizes Western countries for moving toward the recognition of Palestine but not Taiwan. The article proves a remarkable exercise in nationalist parochialism. Rather than take the view that Taiwan should see its cause in a similar light to Palestine’s and that the two causes support each other, the suggestion is that Palestine is undeserving of recognition, and Taiwan is more deserving...
Today, we bring you photos from last Wednesday's demonstration against the genocide in Gaza outside of the Israeli representative office in Taipei, from contributor PS...
Students rallied Monday at National Taiwan University to denounce a talk by U.S. defense-technology entrepreneur Palmer Luckey, accusing him of being a “radical Zionist” whose company profits from alleged Israeli war crimes...
A demonstration took place in front of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs today, criticizing Taiwan for its plans to aid Israeli settlement in the West Bank. The aid is currently framed as for a medical project, but this has led to criticisms of the Taiwanese government for actively contributing to Israeli settler colonialism, as the first government in the world to back a medical project in an Israeli settlement in the West Bank. Several hundred participated, despite extreme heat...
Today we bring you photos from yesterday's “Demand a Red Line Against Genocide" protest in Liberty Plaza, which demonstrated against the genocide in Gaza, from contributor PS...
A demonstration in support of Gaza was held today in Liberty Plaza, despite sweltering heat. The main organizer of the protest was Amnesty International Taiwan. The demonstration began at 4 PM under the archway in Liberty Plaza, a frequent site for protests in Taiwan, and participants were called on to wear red to the protest. All speeches and moderation for the protest were conducted bilingually in English and Mandarin...
