Taipei Times
Date: Jun 21, 2015
By: Staff writer, with CNA
An exhibition that opened on Wednesday in New Taipei City is focusing on the lesser-known stories of
Relatives of White Terror political prisoners attend the opening of an exhibition about their experiences at the Jing-Mei Human Rights Memorial and Cultural Park in Taipei’s Wenshan District on Wednesday. Photo: Weng Yu-huang, Taipei Times
women during the White Terror era, a period of political persecution in Taiwan that lasted from 1949 to 1987.
Titled “A Jail Beyond the Prison Walls,” the exhibition features displays such as letters written by political prisoners to their families, and video interviews with White Terror victims, their wives, daughters and sisters. Also on display are photographs, artworks, personal notes and court verdicts, all pertaining to political prisoners during the White Terror era.
“For many years, the discussion on the White Terror era was focused on the political victims themselves — how and why they were imprisoned and their lives after prison — but we cannot exclude the stories of their families if we wish to gain a comprehensive understanding of the collective pain and suffering of our society,” National Human Rights Museum Preparatory Office director Wang Yi-chun (王逸群) said.
Among the items on display is a seashell painting that political prisoner Tseng Meng-lan (曾夢蘭) made in prison for his daughter Tseng Yu-pin (曾玉霦). The painting features two white cranes on a tree and is signed “from father.” [FULL STORY]
