Human rights advocates and several Taipei city councilors yesterday accused Taipei Rapid Transit Corp (TRTC, 臺北捷運) of political censorship, after it reportedly rejected an advertisement that mentioned “China” and “Lee Ming-che” (李明哲).
Amnesty International Taiwan had planned to post a comic advertisement on Taipei’s MRT lines on Human Rights Day, Dec. 10, to increase public awareness about Lee, a human rights advocate who has been detained in China since 2017, association secretary-general Chiu E-ling (邱伊翎) said.
However, before it would approve its use, the company asked the association to remove “China” and Lee’s name from the advertisement, she said.
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POLITICAL BIAS? Independent Taipei City Councilor Lin Liang-jyun said the operator approved Amnesty Taiwan’s ‘write for rights’ ad, but not its ‘write to Lee Ming-che’ adBy Yang Hsin-hui / Staff reporter
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Groups show support to human rights defenders detained in China
02/08/2021 10:16 PM
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Taiwanese human rights groups demand the release of human rights defenders detained in China. CNA photo on Feb. 8
Taipei, Feb. 8 (CNA) Taiwanese human rights groups on Monday demanded the release of human rights defenders detained in China and symbolically prepared sky lanterns to show their support just days before the arrival of the Year of the Ox on Feb. 12.
The event, held in front of Freedom Square, was organized by Amnesty International Taiwan and joined by at least nine human rights groups, including the Taiwan Association for Human Rights, Human Rights Network for Tibet, and Taiwan and Hong Kong Outlanders.
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