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Working in a Historical Jungle:

White Terror Researcher Lin Chuan-kai

From the imposition of martial law in 1949 to its lifting in 1987, followed by the amending of Article 100 of the Criminal Code and the complete reelection of the parliament in 1992, Taiwan spent more than 40 years under authoritarian rule.......

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From Prison to Freedom:

Jing-Mei White Terror Memorial Park

Every society has stories it would like to share with the world, and wounds that must not be forgotten.......

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In the Name of Transitional Justice:

A Dark Tour of Taipei

The term “dark tourism" refers to visiting locales connected with death or disaster, such as former concentration camps and memorials to people killed in atomic bombings. Taiwan, which underwent four decades of authoritarian rule after World War II, is home to numerous such “dark” places.......

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Tainan’s Human Rights Landscape —

Tang Te-chang’s Road of Justice and Courage

While walking through Tainan City you may have passed by the verdant Tang Te-chang Memorial Park, or by Tang Te-chang’s former residence. The city has even declared March 13, the date of his execution in 1947, a memorial day in his honor. Nonetheless, whether we say his name in Mandarin (Tang ......

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On the Trail of Democracy:

Revisiting Sites of the Kaohsiung Incident

Formosa Boulevard Station on the Kaohsiung Metro is home to The Dome of Light, a dazzling stained-glass work hailed as the world’s largest glass artwork. But while you are there, why not go up to the street level where, under the intense sunshine, four glass-clad metal-framed structures formin......

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The Site of the Lin Family Murders:

Gikong Presbyterian Church

In a quiet backstreet off Section 3 of Xinyi Road in Taipei City sits an unassuming prayer space: Gikong Presbyterian Church. However, in 1980 this tranquil spot was the scene of an event that shocked Taiwanese society: the murders of family members of veteran pro-democracy activist Lin I-hsiu......

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Reimagining the White Terror:

A Dark Tour of Creative Works

“Dark tourism” conventionally involves visiting human rights memorials and sites of injustice. However, through music, picture books, stage performances, films, and other art forms, creative practitioners in Taiwan are also opening a window into those dark recesses of history that used not to ......