Taiwan Communique emblemTaiwan Communiqué no. 42, November 1989

TABLE OF CONTENTS
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  • December elections crucial contest
    • The KMT's "10 percent democracy"
    • A Creaky Gerontocracy
    • "New Nation Alliance" calls for independence
    • Buying democratic recognition
  • The "Kaosiung Incident", 10 years after
    • A turning point in Taiwan's history
    • Military police as instigators
    • Coerced confessions
    • The return of Hsu Hsin-liang
  • A series of demonstrations
    • September 26: for Taiwanese organizations
    • September 27: for aboriginal land rights
  • A Series of Demonstrations (cont'd)
    • September 28: for academic freedom on campus
    • October 10: for the release of Hsu Hsin-liang
    • Ms. Chen Wan-chen on hunger strike
  • Prison Report
    • Assemblyman Hong Chi-chang sentenced
    • Wave of executions reaches record heights
  • Freedom of the Press ?
    • Military accuses Capital Daily of "sedition"
    • More "sedition" charges against journalists
  • Notes
    • Old warrior Yu Teng-fa murdered
    • In Memoriam Edwin M. Luidens
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