Several hundred demonstrated today against the continued existence of the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial. In particular, demonstrators called for the dismantling of the memorial, with the view that Taiwan does not need a monument to an authoritarian dictator in the present day...
Newly elected KMT chair Cheng Li-wun continues to make headlines with controversial headlines and actions. It has been a mere ten days since Cheng took office as KMT chair, having won as a dark horse candidate. And yet Cheng continues to be embroiled in scandals...
Today marks the 38th anniversary of the lifting of the 38 years of martial law that Taiwan saw under the KMT’s one-party rule. But today’s anniversary means that Taiwan has now spent more time free of martial law than under it. As such, yesterday’s transition was commemorated by civil society groups that seek to keep alive the memory of Taiwan’s many decades of martial law, as well as of the political persecutions that happened during the period known as White Terror...
Around 100 individuals demonstrated in front of the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial on October 30th, calling for the demolition of the memorial as part of efforts to realize transitional justice in Taiwan...
The issue of the KMT’s illicit party assets continues to be an issue linked with broader efforts aimed at achieving transitional justice in Taiwan, as observed in a number of recent incidents...
