The China Post
Date: August 23, 2016
By: Sun Hsin Hsuan
The Taiwan Alliance of Anti-Forced Eviction protested outside the Executive Yuan Monday,
Protests hold a banner with the words “suspend all controversial land expropriation projects” in front of the Executive Yuan on Monday, Aug. 22. Ahead of a talk with Premier Lin Chuan, representatives of the Taiwan Alliance of Anti-Forced Eviction expressed anger and frustration toward the current administration’s broken promises of land justice. (CNA)
demanding that the new Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) administration fulfill its campaign promises on land justice.
Ahead of Premier Lin Chuan’s third talk with civil organizations and representatives to discuss matters related to land justice, protesters convened outside the Executive Yuan to lambaste the Cabinet for “listening but not doing.”
Leading the demonstration was Hsu Shih-jung (徐世榮), professor of the Department of Land Economics at National Chengchi University, director of Taiwan Rural Front and the face of many housing rights protests around the nation.
He accused the current administration of failing to return the land to the people — as it had promised to do before taking power — and said there have been more eviction cases in Taiwan since the DPP took power in May. [FULL STORY]
