2022/08/15 |
A Conversation With Lee Ming-che: ‘I Was a Human Rights Worker Doing Field Research in Chinese Prison’
During her visit to Taiwan, U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi met Lee Ming-che, a human rights activist released in April this year after five years in a Chinese prison.
2019/02/08 |
ANALYSIS: Lee Ming-che's Release Is Being Complicated by Chinese Belligerence
Speculation that China would negotiate with the KMT for the quiet release of the Taiwanese democracy advocate feels like ancient history.
2019/01/30 |
Taiwan News: Wife of Jailed Activist Asks China to Allow Third Party Prison Visits
A daily breakdown of Taiwan's top stories and why they matter.
2019/01/29 |
Taiwan News: Wife of Jailed Activist Lee Ming-che Denied Visitation Until April
A daily breakdown of Taiwan's top stories and why they matter.
2018/12/25 |
Taiwan News: Ministry to 'Reluctantly' Appoint Kuan as NTU President
Your daily bulletin of Taiwan news, courtesy of ICRT.
2018/12/06 |
OPINION: Missing Photographer Is China's Latest Victim of Arbitrary Detention
Lu Guang, missing since Nov. 3 after traveling to Xinjiang, is the latest in an increasingly long list of forced disappearances.
2018/12/05 |
OPINION: Meng Hongwei's Disappearance Reveals an Ugly Internal Truth
It's a glimpse into the murky political waters where Beijing thrives at controlling outcomes – and in which Meng himself was not simply a victim.
2018/11/09 |
Taiwan News: US Warships Commissioned, Ko Leaves Office to Campaign
Your daily bulletin of Taiwan news, courtesy of ICRT.
2018/09/21 |
Is China Retaliating Against Taiwan's Investigations into Its Spying?
China’s wild allegations of Taiwanese spying may be a direct response to Taiwan’s investigations of China’s own spy network.
2018/04/26 |
Video of Human Rights Lawyer Yu Wensheng Highlights China's Abuse of Detainees
Video evidence recorded by Chinese human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng prior to his detention contradicts Chinese authorities' claims that he has voluntarily dismissed legal representation.
2017/11/29 |
Lee Ming-che's Sentence Chills Taiwan NGOs
Lee Ming-che's sentencing to five years in prison in China for the crime of 'subversion' has had a marked chilling effect on the actions and communications of Taiwan's NGOs. The case also suggests Taiwan's wider population faces an insidious dilemma: whether or not to self-censor.
2017/09/13 |
CARTOON: Reactions to Taiwanese Activist Lee Ming-che's 'Sham Trial'
What Taiwan, China and the international community are saying about the trial that took place on Sept. 11.
2017/09/11 |
Missing Taiwanese Activist Lee Ming-che Goes on Trial in China
Lee Ming-che at the trial confessed to 'spreading malicious articles and speech attacking the current Chinese Communist Party and government' and 'writing articles that were intended to defame the system and subvert state power.'
2017/07/20 |
Bumpy Road Ahead: Living with China's New NGO Laws
The full implementation and revision of the new law will take time, and the process will not be smooth, writes Fengshi Wu.
2017/05/27 |
Beijing Finally Announces 'Threat to National Security' Charges for Missing Taiwan Human Rights Activist
China claims a Taiwanese man worked with Chinese nationals to develop plans of action and establish an illegal ring that aimed to subvert Beijing.
2017/05/20 |
PHOTO STORY: Protesters at Liberty Square Call for China to Release Taiwan Activist
A photo story of the Lee Ming-che Protest at Liberty Square on May 19.
2017/05/08 |
INTERVIEW: Trump, Venezuela and the Riddle of Freeing a Taiwanese Activist from China
As the wife of a Taiwanese man detained in China travels to the U.S. and Europe to lobby the international community for support, a prominent U.S. human rights lawyer sees several reasons for optimism as to why Trump may not be so bad on human rights after all.
2017/04/20 |
INTERVIEW: ‘It’s Not About Mr Lee' - Wife of Taiwanese Activist Detained in China Speaks Out
In an exclusive interview, Lee Ching-yu talks to The News Lens.