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8. Lee Ming-Che 3rd anniversary: E-ling Chiu (Amnesty International, Taiwan)

8. Lee Ming-Che 3rd anniversary: E-ling Chiu (Amnesty International, Taiwan)

FromThe Taiwan Take


8. Lee Ming-Che 3rd anniversary: E-ling Chiu (Amnesty International, Taiwan)

FromThe Taiwan Take

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Length:
36 minutes
Released:
Mar 18, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

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On March 19, 2017, Taiwanese pro-democracy activist Lee Ming-Che (李明哲) disappeared in China. Ten days later, China admitted to having taken him. Mr. Lee is now serving a five-year sentence for the “subversion of state” in Hunan, China. Evidence against him included social media activities on QQ, WeChat, and Facebook, both when he was physically inside and outside Chinese borders.   Today’s guest is E-ling Chiu(邱伊翎)Executive Director of Amnesty International in Taiwan, and former Secretary General of the Taiwan Association for Human Rights. Ms. Chiu has been working closely with Lee’s wife, lobbying for international support and leading the coalition of civic society called “the Lee Ming-Che Rescue Team."   Hosted by William Yang, a correspondent for Deutsche Welle based in Taipei. Yang is a regular contributor to The Guardian, Quartz, and The Independent.   Here is video from Mr. Lee's trial on Sept 11, 2017.   Letters to Lee Ming-Che can be posted to:   赤山監獄 | 413104 中華人民共和國湖南省益陽市沅江市南嘴鎮赤山監獄 | 收件人:獄政管理科 轉 李明哲 先生To get in touch and support NGO’s helping the case:  Amnesty International, Taiwan | Covenants Watch | Taiwan Association for Human Rights | The Letter-Writing Campaign (Mandarin)   Follow us on Twitter @ghostislandmeEPISODE CREDIT | Emily Y. Wu @emilyywu, Producer, Editor | Sam Robbins @helloitissam, Research | Thomas Lee, Brand Design | a Ghost Island Media production | www.ghostisland.mediaSupport the show: https://patreon.com/TaiwanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Released:
Mar 18, 2020
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A current affairs podcast on Taiwan and the world. Every episode, we invite a journalist to a conversation with an expert to get the big picture context of what we need to know. These are global issues, and this is The Taiwan Take. Nominated for Best News Podcast at 2020 Excellent Journalism Award in Taiwan. Produced by Ghost Island Media in Taipei, Taiwan.2020年台灣卓越新聞獎 Podcast 新聞獎入圍者.這是一個專門討論臺灣時事的訪談性英文節目, 以「縱觀世界議題,以臺灣觀點論述」為主軸,由記者採訪跨領域專家、名人與來賓等,第一手將臺灣的故事推向國際.鬼島之音製作播出.