Radio Taiwan International
Date: 2017-12-24
Around 80 protesters were removed by police in Taipei early Sunday morning after they
Police take away a protester outside Taipei Main Station just after midnight on Sunday morning. (Photo/CNA)
continued a labor rights demonstration past midnight, causing disruption to traffic.
Earlier on Saturday afternoon, over 10,000 people took part in a march protesting amendments to Taiwan’s labor law. The majority of the marchers dispersed around 6pm but a small group of around 100 continued their protest into the evening. The group first lingered around the entrance to the Executive Yuan, the offices of the Cabinet. Later they moved to the Ximending area of Taipei and the area around Taipei Main Station, disrupting traffic in a busy thoroughfare.
Between midnight and 1am, police told the remaining protesters to disperse, eventually forcibly removing demonstrators who were unwilling to comply. Police say they took away 80 people for questioning. [FULL STORY]