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Anti-Nuclear Protests Mark Anniversary of the Fukushima Disaster

Anti Nuclear protest Taiwan. Photo by CNA.

March 12, 2016October 4, 2026Phillip CharlierLanyu, nuclear power plants in Taiwan, Orchid Island, protests

Thousands of people braved the cold and rain around Taiwan today, Saturday March 12, 2016, the day after the fifth anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear disaster to protest against the continuing reliance on nuclear power, the plan to develop a fourth nuclear reactor, and the use of Orchid Island as a storage site for the…

Gangsters counter-protest student-occupied legislature

Political Beats

April 1, 2014October 4, 2026Trista di Genovaprotests, Sunflower Movement

Via NTU (National Taiwan University) E News Forum Counter-protestors descended upon the Sunflower-occupied Taiwan legislative Yuan this afternoon (Tues 4/1), demanding the students returned legislature.【場外即時】 A counter-protest against the students occupying the Legislative Yuan has been taking place this afternoon, with supporters of CSSTA claiming that student leaders Lin Fei-fan and Chen Wei-ting should be…