davidonformosa

davidonformosa, 9 days ago to Taiwan

Great backgrounder on the parliamentary brawl and legislative reform bill that sparked off Taiwan's Bluebird Movement

https://wordsfromtaiwan.medium.com/taiwan-democracy-whats-happening-in-the-taiwanese-parliament-c977de282c37

#Taiwan #BluebirdMovement

davidonformosa, 12 days ago to China

The CCP are now erasing memories of the Tian'anmen Massacre in Hong Kong, which up until 2019 had been the only place in China that was able to openly commemorate the event

https://freedomhouse.org/report/china-media-bulletin/2024/escalating-repression-hong-kong-anniversary-tiananmen-massacre

#China #CCP #tiananmen #June4 #FreedomHouse

davidonformosa, 12 days ago to China

On the 35th anniversary of the Tiananmen Massacre the CCP continues to suppress any discussion or commemoration of the event. Activists in China and Hong Kong have been imprisoned for commemorating June 4, including on social media

https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/06/02/china-closing-memory-tiananmen-massacre

#China #CCP #tiananmen #June4 #HRW

davidonformosa, 15 days ago to hongkong

Human Rights Watch called on the Hong Kong government to immediately quash a court’s groundless national security law convictions of prominent pro-democracy activists

“Hong Kong’s mass show trial lays bare Beijing’s utter contempt for fundamental freedoms and democratic political processes,” said Maya Wang, acting China director at HRW

https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/05/31/hong-kong-quash-baseless-convictions-activists

#HongKong #China #HumanRights #HRW

davidonformosa, 16 days ago to thailand

Thailand's Senate will hold an ad hoc session next month to vote on the marriage equality bill. If it passes Thailand will become the first country in Southeast Asia to legalise same-sex marriage

https://www.fortifyrights.org/tha-inv-2024-05-31/

#Thailand #LGBT #HumanRights

davidonformosa, 21 days ago to Taiwan

Taiwan is home to some of the most important examples of Hokkien architectural design and folklore in the world

https://www.goteamjosh.com/blog/hokkien

#Taiwan #Hokkien #architecture #Taiwanderful

davidonformosa, 22 days ago to Taiwan

A controversial bill to give Taiwan's legislature increased power passed a second reading on Friday. A third reading is required for the bills to become law

https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202405240018

#Taiwan #KMT #TPP #Democracy

A description of the key points of the bills that would increase the powers of Taiwan's legislature

davidonformosa, 25 days ago to China

The Chinese government is using extreme forms of pressure to coerce Tibetans to relocate their long-established villages, according to a report by Human Rights Watch

https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/05/22/tibet-mass-relocations-tibetans-not-voluntary

#Tibet #China #HumanRights #HRW

davidonformosa, 25 days ago to Taiwan

An estimated crowd of 30,000 people gathered outside Taiwan's Legislative Yuan to protest against the KMT's attempts to force through legislation that would grant sweeping powers to the legislature and undermine Taiwan's democracy

Excellent reporting by @brian_hioe

https://newbloommag.net/2024/05/21/kmt-legislative-yuan-protest/

#Taiwan #KMT #protest

davidonformosa, 27 days ago to Taiwan

Frozen Garlic reflects on Tsai Ing-wen's eight years in office with a focus on her relationship with the military

"I think one of the biggest changes over the last eight years has been how the DPP – party elites, party loyalists, and ordinary people with slight DPP sympathies – thinks about the military."

https://frozengarlic.wordpress.com/2024/05/19/tsais-legacy/

#Taiwan #military #DPP

davidonformosa, 27 days ago to Taiwan

Tomorrow Lai Ching-te (賴淸德) will take up office as Taiwan's next president. This profile (written a year ago) gives a good background of Lai's key policy positions

https://jamestown.org/program/the-dpps-2024-presidential-candidate-in-waiting-william-lai/

#Taiwan

davidonformosa, 29 days ago to Taiwan

Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen will step down on Monday after completing two terms in office. Here she reflects on her achievements in office and Taiwan's place in the world

https://youtu.be/n9d_S_K5X_k?si=--aPHH1ckrYBfsSd

#Taiwan #TaiwanIsaCountry

davidonformosa, 30 days ago to thailand

Women and LGBTI activists in Thailand have been unlawfully targeted with digital surveillance and online harassment, including the use of Pegasus spyware, by state and non-state actors, in an effort to silence them

https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2024/05/thailand-state-backed-digital-violence-silence-women-lgbti-activists/

#Thailand #HumanRights #CyberSecurity #AmnestyInternational #DigitalRights

davidonformosa, 1 month ago to Taiwan

"Island X tells a political history of a generation of Taiwanese who migrated to the US from the 1960s to the 1980s as graduate students during the late Cold War and Kuomintang (KMT) martial law periods and became politically active in struggles for democracy, human rights, and Taiwan independence"

https://taiwaninsight.org/2024/05/15/introduction-to-island-x/

#Taiwan #TaiwanStudies

davidonformosa, 1 month ago to thailand

"Amnesty International expresses its deepest condolences following the death of Netiporn ‘Bung’ Sanesangkhom, who had gone on hunger strike in protest at her and others’ arbitrary detention, including for peacefully exercising their human rights.

"This is a shocking reminder that Thai authorities are harshly denying pro-democracy activists their freedom in an apparent bid to silence the peaceful expression of dissent"

https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2024/05/thailand-tragic-death-of-detained-activist-must-be-wake-up-call/

#Thailand #HumanRights #AmnestyInternational

davidonformosa, 1 month ago to China

Chinese students studying overseas face harassment and surveillance for participating in activism. There are often threats made against their families in China

"“Universities in Europe and North America are often unaware of, and ill-equipped to deal with, transnational repression and the resulting chilling effect taking place on their campuses,” said Sarah Brooks of Amnesty International

https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2024/05/china-overseas-students-face-harassment-and-surveillance-in-campaign-of-transnational-repression/

#China #CCP #AmnestyInternational

davidonformosa, 1 month ago to Taiwan

Taiwanese actor Wu Mu-hsuen was forced to sign a pledge supporting China's territorial claim over Taiwan, or the show she had just finished filming would be cancelled

According to Wu's agent, the practice is now commonplace for Taiwanese artists working in China

https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/taiwanese-star-support-one-china-policy-05102024103826.html

#Taiwan #China

davidonformosa, 1 month ago to Taiwan

🧋 Australian scientists have developed a healthier form of bubble tea. The new product blends oat fibre with tapioca which reduces the drink's sugar content

https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2024-05-09/australian-oats-healthy-bubble-tea-variety-cereal-farmers/103821108

#Taiwan #Australia #science #tea #BubbleTea

davidonformosa, 1 month ago to Taiwan

Taiwan's Tourism Administration has a unveiled a new slogan to promote tourism: "Taiwan: Waves of Wonder"

https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2024/05/07/2003817496

#Taiwan #tourism #Taiwanderful

davidonformosa, 1 month ago to hongkong

Hong Kong was ranked 135 out of 180 countries and territories in RSF's 2024 press freedom index

"Once a bastion of press freedom, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China has suffered an unprecedented series of setbacks since 2020, when Beijing adopted a National Security Law aimed at silencing independent voices"

https://hongkongfp.com/2024/05/03/just-in-hong-kong-ranks-low-on-global-press-freedom-index-as-watchdog-cites-unprecedented-setbacks/

#HongKong #PressFreedom #journalism

davidonformosa, 1 month ago to China

Teacher Li is a Chinese student living in Italy who became well known for disseminating censored information from China via his Twitter account. As a result he has faced repression from the Chinese government that has included threats against his family and followers in China as well as impacting his own life in Italy. This article provides details of this as an example of the CCP's transnational repression

https://safeguarddefenders.com/en/blog/teacher-li-full-transnational-repression-story

#China #CCP #HumanRights

davidonformosa, 1 month ago to China

A Chinese student in the US has been jailed for nine months for “initiating a stalking and threat campaign against an individual who promoted freedom and democracy in China"

Wu stalked and threatened a Chinese woman who posted fliers in support of democracy in China. In addition to threatening her with physical violence he also said her actions had been reported to the state security police in China, who would be paying a visit to her family

https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/little-pink-sentenced-04292024092529.html

#China #USA #HumanRights