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Sunflowers planted democratic seeds

Taipei Times Editorial

In countries under the rule of law, being sentenced to prison is a legal punishment for having broken the law. In times of turmoil, it can be the price paid for tearing down an unjust system and disturbing the current order. In the first case, going to prison is as it should be, but in the second case, going to prison is a badge of honor and the person should be respected for fighting for human rights

Amnesty condemns Sunflower charges

Taipei Times

Amnesty International has strongly condemned Taiwanese authorities for bringing charges against 119 people in connection with the Sunflower protests last year.

“The right to demonstrate peacefully is a fundamental human right and all states have a positive obligation to facilitate this right in law and practice,” a statement released on Tuesday by the organization said.

Prosecutors file charges against 118 Sunflowers

Taipei Times

Participants in the Sunflower movement’s occupation of the Legislative Yuan’s main chamber are pictured on April 4 last year.
Photo: Chen Chih-chu, Taipei Times

Prosecutors yesterday filed charges against 118 people — including leading figures Lin Fei-fan (林飛帆), Chen Wei-ting (陳為廷), Dennis Wei (魏揚) and Huang Kuo-chang (黃國昌) — for their roles in the student-led Sunflower movement that occupied the main legislative chamber last year and subsequent rallies opposing what the protesters called the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) government’s opaque handling of a trade-in-services pact with China.

Taiwan still needs democratic reform

Taipei Times Editorial

The Central Election Commission (CEC) is to decide this week whether the 14th presidential election will be held in tandem with the ninth legislative election in January next year. Although synchronizing the two elections has received a high level of public support, Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairman Eric Chu (朱立倫) has said that he has serious reservations about a merger.

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