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Languages in Tibet Struggle for Survival "The children had 'forgotten the Tibetan they knew and could no longer speak it properly. The parents and the children couldn’t have a proper conversation with each other in Tibetan.'” chinadigitaltimes.net/2025/02/lang...

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Global freedom declined for the 19th consecutive year in 2024, according to the latest Freedom in the World report "People experienced deterioration in their political rights and civil liberties in 60 countries, and secured improvements in only 34 countries." freedomhouse.org/report/freed...

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A year in the making, our new handbook ‘Missing in #China:’. is out today. This is in response to the growing risk of detention for foreigners in the authoritarian country. Click here for your free copy: safeguarddefenders.com/en/blog/miss...

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The latest edition of Taiwan FactCheck Center's newsletter discusses the difficulty of factchecking disinformation about the Legislative Yuan's cuts to the budget mailchi.mp/tfc-taiwan/t...

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🧵Delighted to share a new guest post by Dr Anne Toomey on 8 things scientists can do right now to stand up for science in the US Thread of her evidence-based actions follows, whole post here christinapagel.substack.com/p/eight-thin... 1/11

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Amnesty International Taiwan has called for protection of digital rights. A statement will be presented to President Lai at RightsCon, an international conference on protecting digital rights being held in Taipei this week www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...

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Really delighted to have had the chance to talk to Anthony Kao for the @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social podcast with my co-author @catielila.bsky.social about our book "Revolutionary Taiwan: Making nationhood in a changing world order". newbooksnetwork.com/revolutionar...

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Frozen Garlic has a good explainer of the "recall war" in Taiwan. There are currently about 50 legislators being targetted for recall although not all of these campaigns will proceed to stage 2 or stage 3 frozengarlic.wordpress.com/2025/02/23/t...

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For generations, both the Yolŋu people from Australia's Northern Territory and Indigenous groups from Taiwan have maintained ancient cultures despite colonisation, with the shared experiences of the groups in focus as part of a new cross-cultural performance.

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A #dictionary of new terms that have entered #Taiwan lingo, compiled by the Ministry of Education. Entries include: "555" for a crying sound, pronounced "wuuuu" as the number is called in #Mandarin — add more 5s to indicate degree of unhappiness "Duck不必" for "no need" nwbw.naer.edu.tw/index.php

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Taiwan's government is considering changes to the system of gender quotas in local elections. The proposal would increase the quota from the current 1/4 to 1/3 frozengarlic.wordpress.com/2025/02/19/p...

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Taiwan's government urged people to seriously consider the necessity of visiting China, Hong Kong or Macau. Former government employees, people who have participated in civil movements, and those working on sensitive technologies are considered at high risk www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/a...

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This is good from Reuters. Remarkable in the context of the last 30 odd years of international media reporting of Taiwan. www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...

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Sinicization Campaigns Target Hui Communities and Mosques "We estimate that all mosques with ‘Arabic’ features have either been subject to architectural Sinicisation or will be targeted in further policy cycles."

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🇹🇼 GLOBAL BOOK LAUNCH: A SPECIAL TAIPEI EVENT! @badiucao.bsky.social and I are so excited to speak in Taiwan about YOU MUST TAKE PART IN REVOLUTION, hosted by @doublethinklab.bsky.social + Kuma Academy! WED February 26 @ 7 PM! A Mandarin-language talk. 🔗 REGISTER HERE: forms.gle/uowdYqDLA5GA...

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My article, "Rogue Journalists Are Denouncing The Gaza Genocide Because They Want You To Deny The Next One" (link below) has been translated into Portuguese and Spanish (links following). positionspolitics.org/gerald-roche...

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Chiayi Station, one of Taiwan’s major railway stations constructed during the Japanese-era that remains in operation today. Its time as one of Taiwan's busiest stations may soon be coming to an end, so if you have a chance to visit, you might want to visit soon! www.goteamjosh.com/blog/kagieki

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Investigation Reveals Uyghur Forced Labor in Decathlon’s Supply Chain "Decathlon’s supplier is in fact directly involved in a system of modern slavery in China, as revealed by [...] a year-long investigation into the brand’s supply chain."

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I spent the last two days speaking w researchers and activists doing some of the most groundbreaking work on human rights in China. Many are facing pay cuts, layoffs, and total shutdown after the sudden freeze in US foreign aid www.economist.com/china/2025/0...

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In the 1960s Japan and the ROC government had a secret deal to deport Taiwanese independence activists to Taiwan. Activists in Japan fighting against these deportations went on to found Amnesty International Japan in 1970 www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/ar...

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My latest: With the U.S. funding freeze, an entire ecosystem of vital China-related work is now in crisis. Dozens of scrappy nonprofits in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and the US are at risk of suspending their operations, firing employees, and even shutting down. www.aspistrategist.org.au/with-us-fund...

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"Bill Over Sites of Historical Injustice Stalls Due to Pan-Blue Interference" by @brianhioe.bsky.social

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Australia's foreign minister, Penny Wong, has expressed serious concern about the health and prison conditions of Australian writer Yang Jun (aka Yang Hengjun). Yang has been imprisoned in China since 2019. In February 2024 he was given a suspended death sentence hongkongfp.com/2025/02/05/a...

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In Taiwan the death penalty is used by politicians as a means of gaining support or controlling the narrative. This is not justice. www.taipeitimes.com/News/editori...

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New blog post on my visit to "Tayal Country" in Taiwan davidonformosa.wordpress.com/2025/02/05/j...

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Taiwan’s top diplomat in Canberra has said Taipei stands by to offer Australia advice in tackling disinformation campaigns as the nation braces for a surge in conspiracy theories and fake news in the run up to the Federal election. thenightly.com.au/politics/aus...

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The Chinese government maintains severe restrictions on Uyghur people travelling abroad and on Uyghur diaspora returning to visit their families. More details in new report from @hrw.org www.hrw.org/news/2025/02...

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Recent changes to the Council of Indigenous Peoples have raised concerns about Indigenous representation and rights in Taiwan taiwaninsight.org/2025/02/03/i...

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State Dept Taiwan page scrubbed and reduced to a single para www.state.gov/countries-ar...

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A Broad and Ample Road on Taiwan's constitutional crisis and the impact of budget cuts imposed by KMT and TPP legislators. These cuts amount to an attack on Taiwanese culture and international participation open.substack.com/pub/ampleroa...

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Dianji Theater (電姬戲院) in Madou, Tainan, is one of the few remaining Japanese colonial era cinemas still standing in Taiwan. It was established around 1938 and likely remained in use until the 1980s. After a long period of abandonment it was almost knocked down in 2020...

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Fighting Fascism in Italy - an important history lesson "The Italian Resistance against Mussolini’s fascist regime offers powerful lessons in courage, strategy, and solidarity." smashingpatriarchy.substack.com/p/fighting-f...

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Notable. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade issued its own rebuttal to PRC ambassador Xiao Qian's Australian Financial Review op-ed about Taiwan. www.dfat.gov.au/news/correct...

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"Ministry of Digital Affairs Highlights Growing Cybersecurity Threats to Taiwan, Even as it Faces Cuts from the KMT" by @brianhioe.bsky.social

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📢 In a freezing winter, Chinese-Australian writer Yang Hengjun told Australian officials he could not afford a jumper and had to beg other prisoners for soup.

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Had some words in the Taipei Times for the Taiwan Policy Centre - www.taipeitimes.com/News/editori...

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The Taiwan Judicial Reform Foundation's ongoing work at a critical juncture for Taiwan: advocating for important legislation such as enactment of the UN torture convention, exonerating prisoners on the death row, and drafting a digital bill of rights. taiwaninsight.org/2025/01/20/c...

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TaiwanPlus's budget has been cut by 20% and funds "frozen" (in essence means you must satisfy lawmakers' demands before money is released) 30%. The stated reason being the "inappropriate" description of Trump as a "convicted felon."

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The latest edition of the Taiwan FactCheck Center's English newsletter 1. Chinese-language disinformation about the LA fires 2. An open letter to Mark Zuckerberg from the world’s fact-checkers mailchi.mp/tfc-taiwan/t...

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Historian of fascism here. It was a Nazi salute and a very belligerent one too.

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Taiwan is on the brink of a constitutional crisis. I detail how it got so bad, so fast, here: www.kharistempleman.com/blog/taiwan-...

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Good overview of the human rights situation in Thailand by @hrw.org in @prachataienglish.com "Thailand’s new Prime Minister, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, pledged to promote human rights, but during 2024 did little to end repression or undertake serious reforms"

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