Shocking that the day after #Taiwan ’s new President was inaugurated its Parliament is trying a back room power grab, almost certainly at the request of #China which calls him a separatist. Big demonstrations are happening, mostly young people.

Honored to be in #Taiwan for inauguration of their 5th democratically elected President. Congratulations to friend President 賴清德Lai Ching-te, Vice President Bi-khim Hsiao 蕭美琴 & the people of Taiwan.

Taiwan has built a society that embraces the human dignity of all, regardless of religion,

President Lai says Taiwan’s future“will be decided by its 23 million people”…that future “is not just the future of our nation, but the future of the world.”Contrast Taiwan’s freedom of politics & religion with CCP dictatorship. See-Benedict Rogers 羅傑斯 :
ucanews.com/news/the-world…

»It’s not democracy without debate!«

»沒有辯論不是民主!«

Thousands of pro-DPP protestors gather outside Taiwan’s legislature. A speaker compares the KMT to the CCP, warns of Taiwan becoming another Hong Kong.

One day after the inauguration of President 賴清德Lai Ching-te of the DPP.

“No discussion, no democracy”

Protesters in #Taiwan are chanting this phrase, determined to protect their democracy from the KMT & TPP Parties trying to pass a bill without the President’s Party (DPP) or the general public even reading it.

Reports say this bill could give

“No discussion, no democracy”

Protesters in #Taiwan are chanting this phrase, determined to protect their democracy from the KMT & TPP Parties trying to pass a bill without the President’s Party (DPP) or the general public even reading it.

Reports say this bill could give

Despite the many threats #Taiwan faces, inspiring seeing them stand for #Tibet .

“Taiwan Parliament Group for Tibet” brings together MPs & officials from the government of Taiwan with officials from the Tibet government in waiting Tibet.Net including Members of

RFI was thrilled to host our Statesmanship and Religious Freedom Seminar in DC last week! Students got to hear from RFI staff and speakers like Sam Brownback IRF Summit, Nadine Maenza IRF Secretariat, Katrina Lantos Swett, and Daniel Dreisbach American University.

Read more: religiousfreedominstitute.org/equipping-the-…

Proud to welcome a Tibetan delegation here to attend the presidential inauguration and join the (re)launch of Taiwan's Parliamentary Group for Tibet, led by 洪申翰 Hung,Sun-Han & 吳沛憶 Wu Pei-Yi. Visitors included Tibet.Net foreign minister Norzin Dolma & Deputy Speaker Dolma Tsering.

⭐️ President Nadine Maenza joins Presidential Inauguration of President Lai Ching-te & Vice President Bi-khim Hsiao, celebrating their 5th democratically elected leaders.

“This robust democracy that embraces #ReligiousFreedom is in good hands.”

Together, we stand against CPC.

The Taiwan Association for Human Rights, Taiwan's leading human rights advocacy group, also has a statement against the KMT and TPP's actions in the legislature. There's an English version floating around somewhere

tahr.org.tw/news/3529

Despite the many threats #Taiwan faces, inspiring seeing them stand for #Tibet .

“Taiwan Parliament Group for Tibet” brings together MPs & officials from the government of Taiwan with officials from the Tibet government in waiting Tibet.Net including Members of

Wonderful to be in #Taiwan for inauguration of 5th democratically elected President 賴清德Lai Ching-te & Vice President Bi-khim Hsiao 蕭美琴 & to extend to him & people of Taiwan the congratulations of members of UK Parliament Sarah Champion as Taiwan defends democracy from endless #CCP threats

Honored to be in #Taiwan for inauguration of their 5th democratically elected President. Congratulations to friend President 賴清德Lai Ching-te, Vice President Bi-khim Hsiao 蕭美琴 & the people of Taiwan.

Taiwan has built a society that embraces the human dignity of all, regardless of religion,

Important piece in Democratization by Lisel Hintz & Harun Ercan using new data. They demonstrate that 'anti-Kurdish prejudice explains the ruling AKP’s use of a harsh strategy of leader replacement in 149 cases of Kurdish-led municipalities yet only one Turkish-led municipality.'

I am glad this post reached nearly 100k. We can’t take you out of prison Selahattin Demirtaş but we can ensure people around the world hear your story. Keep reposting it.

Immensely grateful to have Nadine Maenza speak to our students! Learn more: religiousfreedominstitute.org/equipping-the-…

IRF Secretariat President, Nadine Maenza was a featured speaker at Religious Freedom Institute’s Statesmanship & Religious Freedom Seminar, aimed at “equipping the next generation of religious freedom champions.”

religiousfreedominstitute.org/equipping-the-…

Thank you to my incredible colleagues from the Congressional Working Group of the IRF_Roundtable for joining our group advocacy effort this week, urging #Congress to reauthorize USCIRF (S.3764/H.R.7025). It's a pleasure and honor to work with you all! #IRF