Two Women on a Bench
Tübingen, July 2016
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104 Adequate Housing Protest in Taipei, Taiwan
[11 photos] On October 10 (‘104’), several thousand people protested against skyrocketing housing prices. Since 2001, real estate prices have tripled in Taipei while income has stagnated. This has made Taipei the worldwide #1 city of income/housing price disparity. 70 civic groups organised a large-scale sleep-out on Ren-Ai Road, Taipei’s most expensive residential area.
Taiwanese Bands perform at the 104 Adequate Housing Protest
[4 Photos] Taiwanese Bands perform at the 104 Adequate Housing Protest in Taipei, Taiwan.
5000 people gather in Taipei to support Occupy Hong Kong
[11 photos] On October 1st, 5000 people gathered in Taipei’s #Liberty Square to support Occupy Hong Kong (香港).
Taiwan’s students block Hong Kong Office in Taipei
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PROTEST AT HONG KONG TRADE OFFICE IN TAIPEI
TAIWAN SHOWS SOLIDARITY WITH HONG KONG MOVEMENTS
As a sign of solidarity with the Hong Kong Class Boycott and Occupy Central, Taiwanese groups attempted to occupy the Hong Kong trade office in Taipei in the night of September 28 to 29.
In the morning of September 29, a brawl ensued in the building’s lobby.
After the brawl, the police forces secured the passage.
A representative of the Hong Kong Trade office in Taipei came down to receive the protesters’ message.
Apperently denying the police actions in Hong Kong, the representative was confronted with media reports depicting the events of the previous day (Yes, trust me: he’s behind there!).
There was no lack of media presense…. but will they report?
As the representative from the Trade Office left, another brawl ensued.
Chen Wei-ting and Lin Feifan discuss strategy.
As the protesters agreed to leave the building, they left their messages behind.
A final round of demands in front of the building.
Su Beng, Taiwanese Revolutionary
Su Beng, who fought with the Chinese Communist Party against Japan during the fourties, planned to assassinate Chiang Kai-Shek in the 1950s, wrote “Taiwan’s 400 Years of History” in Japanese Exile, still receives people interested in his story and views at the age of 95.