On Sunday, May 4th, a Taiwanese Christian group led dozens of participants from different religions and faiths on a 41 km pilgrimage from Zhongli Train Station in Taoyuan City to Taipei City’s Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in solidarity with Palestine...
Civil society groups demonstrated, calling for an end to the killings in Gaza earlier this month. The demonstration began after 2 PM on April 13th outside of the Ximen MRT. After proceeding through the city, following a speaker truck, the march route ended outside of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with an open mic period held...
“Leaving Gaza was surreal. As we left the buffer zone from Gaza, people care little about throwing away half a bottle of soda, or flicking a cigarette, like how things are in a normal world,“ said Dr. Wu. According to Dr. Wu, just about 10 kilometers away from the blockade, only one out of the four sinks at Dr.Wu’s workstation in Nasser Hospital supplied a somewhat stable source of clean water. According to CSIS, Oxfam International, The United Nations Children’s Fund, BBC, CNN, there were barely any sanitation standards for water outside of hospitals because of Israel’s targeted strikes on Gaza’s infrastructure....
After a march marking the one-year anniversary of the start of Israel’s genocide of Palestinians in Gaza earlier this month, the Obasan Alliance has come under criticism from pro-independence groups over the third party being perceived as standing with pro-unification groups. This has included allegations that the China Unification Promotion Party (CUPP), which is associated with the Bamboo Union organized crime group, was in attendance at the march. This is not true, in that the CUPP was not present...
A march took place today in Taipei to mark the one-year anniversary of Israel’s genocide of Palestine in Gaza. The march today took place after a vigil last week on October 6th, focusing on the lives and stories of martyred Palestinians, as well as a flash mob outside of the Israeli Economic and Cultural Office on October 7th...
Local and international community members across Taipei gathered on Sunday at Liberty Square in Chiang Kai Shek Memorial Hall to commemorate the 42,000 Palestinian lives that have been murdered by Israeli offensives in the past year, as well as the hundreds recently killed in recent Israeli airstrikes across Lebanon. On the morning of October 7th, organizers from the Taiwan Alliance for a Free Palestine also held a flash mob outside of the Israeli Economic and Cultural Office in Taipei in the World Trade Center...
An attack by Israel on Hezbollah involving exploding pagers has led to questions for the Taiwanese company that Hezbollah reportedly ordered the pagers from. The explosions, which took place in Lebanon, injured over 2,750 and killed 12, including children. After the initial wave of explosions, a second wave killed 20 and injured at least 450, though this time walkie-talkies were the exploding devices. A wave of international condemnation has since ensued regarding Israel’s actions, which put civilians at risk...
Taiwan saw eventful weekend, as not only did a spontaneous rally take place in Taipei against the pan-Blue camp’s railroading of bills increasing the Legislative Yuan’s power, but also an attack on pro-Palestine groups took place at Daan Park’s “Love IsReal” concert last Saturday, May 18, 2024...
A die-in and protest in support of Gaza and Palestine was held in Liberty Plaza in Taipei. Around 100 participated, including many expats in Taiwan, as well as Taiwanese. As such, many of the speeches were interpreted in both Mandarin and English...
