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Alex Tsai vote reveals recall flaws

Taipei Times Editorial

The nation’s first-ever vote on whether to recall a lawmaker took place yesterday, and, not surprisingly, all the efforts to recall Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Legislator Alex Tsai (蔡正元) failed to achieve the objective, not because voters objected to his recall, but because of the high thresholds, showing the urgent need for revisions to the Civil Servants Election and Recall Act (公職人員選舉罷免法).

Protesters rally in support of ‘Sunflower 119’

Taipei Times

Protesters demonstrate in front of the Executive Yuan in Taipei yesterday against the decision to indict 119 individuals in connection with the Sunflower movement protests in March last year.
Photo: Liao Chen-huei, Taipei Times.

Members of dozens of civic groups and about a dozen of the 119 people this week indicted for their activities during the Sunflower movement protests yesterday demonstrated outside the Executive Yuan against the prosecutors’ decision.

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.

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