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104 Adequate Housing Protest in Taipei, Taiwan

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[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.

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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.

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In the morning of September 29, a brawl ensued in the building’s lobby.

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After the brawl, the police forces secured the passage.

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A representative of the Hong Kong Trade office in Taipei came down to receive the protesters’ message.

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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!).

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There was no lack of media presense…. but will they report?

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As the representative from the Trade Office left, another brawl ensued.

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Chen Wei-ting and Lin Feifan discuss strategy.

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As the protesters agreed to leave the building, they left their messages behind.

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A final round of demands in front of the building.

Shutdown of a shopping mall during student protests in Toulouse

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The employee of a french giant supermarket (“Hypermarché”) looks onto the group of students that attempted to occupy the supermarket during the protests against the Contrat Première Embauche (CPE) in 2006 in Toulouse, France. The students were able to enter the mall of the complex, but security employees were able to close down the fence just in time before the students were able to enter the supermarket itself.