The highlight of day five of the occupation was, of course, that the long-awaited meeting that took place between student occupiers and Minister of Education Wu Se-Hwa in National Central Library....
We have seen five days of occupation in the Ministry of Education courtyard. What have been international responses and what future prospects are there for the movement now?...
Day four of the occupation saw the largest set of protests yet, with between 1000 to 2000 protestors taking to the streets of Zhongshan South Road outside of the Ministry of Education....
Saturday afternoon, with the protest seemingly transitioning into a dormant state waiting on the government response to demands, Lin Kua- Hua’s mother finally broke her silence. ...
As we enter the third into fourth day of the Ministry of Education occupation, little progress would seem to have been made on the possibility of negotiating with the government regarding the demands made by student occupiers....
It was hard not to recall last year’s Sunflower Movement occupation walking into the Ministry of Education courtyard last night, down to the number of protestors but also in terms of numbers....
Sadly, none of the major Taiwanese media outlets were pertinent and comprehensive on the actual events that unfolded after student activist Lin Kuan-Hua committed suicide on July 30....
Yesterday, Taiwanese activists numbering over a thousand in number occupied the Ministry of Education courtyard and briefly attempted to occupy the Legislative Yuan....
