2020 Asia Young Leaders for Democracy Webinar

2020/08/19

The Taiwan Foundation for Democracy (TFD) on August 19th held the 2020 Asia Young Leaders for Democracy (AYLD) webinar, inviting AYLD alumni to share their observations on how COVID-19 has undermined democracy and human rights in the region. The alumni also spoke about efforts the civil society has made to sustain democracy and help those who are more vulnerable to weather impacts of the pandemic.

Latest Release! The second volume in the “Democracy at Work” series is now available for download!

2020/07/23

TFD on May 5 launched a mini publication series of “Democracy at Work” with the first volume being “Democracy and the Great Pestilence” by world-renowned political scientist John Keane. The second volume in this series, “China's Great Propaganda Campaign During the COVID-19 Pandemic,” will shed light on the PRC government’s orchestration of a propaganda campaign amid the COVID-19 global health crisis.

Seminar by Dr. Pavel Doubek, Postdoctoral Research Fellow of TFD

2020/07/08

The Taiwan Foundation for Democracy hosted a seminar for Dr. Pavel Doubek, Postdoctoral Research Fellow on 8 July, 2020. Dr. Doubek delivered a presentation entitled “Building a National Human Rights Institution and a National Preventive Mechanism within the Control Yuan of Taiwan” and was moderated by Professor Mab Huang at Soochow University. Chief Secretary Ming-huei Lin, Committee on Foreign and Overseas Chinese Affairs at Control Yuan, was invited as the seminar's discussant.

East Asia Democracy Forum Statement: Democracy and Civil Society Vital to Addressing Pandemic

2020/07/07

Seminar by Ms. Diana Chiawen Lee, Democracy and Human Rights Service Fellow of TFD

2020/07/01

The TFD hosted a seminar for Ms. Diana Chiawen Lee, the TFD’s Democracy and Human Rights Service Fellow, from 2:30 to 4:30 pm on July 1, 2020 at the foundation. Ms. Diana Chiawen Lee delivered a presentation entitled ‘Democracy under Siege.’ Dr. Yeh-Chung Lu, Vice President of the TFD, was invited to moderate the seminar while Dr. Eric Chen-hua Yu, associate research fellow of Election Study Center at National Chengchi University, was invited as the discussant.

2020 EADF Steering Committee Brief

2020/06/15

The East Asia Democracy Forum held its 2020 Steering Committee Meeting virtually on June 15th. The Steering Committee endorsed the Mongolian Women’s Fund (MONES) as EADF chair and the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy as the secretariat for the next term (2020-2022). Member of the Steering Committee will continue to recruit democracy and human rights advocacy civil society organizations to join as Forum members.

East Asia Democracy Forum Statement: National Security Law a Severe Blow to Democracy in Hong Kong and the Region

2020/06/04

East Asia Democracy Forum Statement: National Security Law a Severe Blow to Democracy in Hong Kong and the Region

Latest Release! “Democracy and the Great Pestilence” by Prof. John Keane is now available for download!

2020/05/05

TFD is launching a mini publication series of “Democracy at Work”! The first volume in this series is “Democracy and the Great Pestilence” by world-renowned political scientist John Keane. John Keane is Professor of Politics at the University of Sydney and at the Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin (WZB). Prof. Keane is also on the advisory board of the Taiwan Journal of Democracy. Click here to download the article.

Nominations for the 15th Asia Democracy and Human Rights Award Open!

2020/04/01

The Taiwan Foundation for Democracy (TFD) is calling for nominations for the 15th Asia Democracy and Human Rights Award (ADHRA)!

Introduction of the East Asia Democracy Forum

2020/04/01

The East Asia Democracy Forum (EADF) is a network of civil society movements and organizations that promotes and consolidates democratic development in the region. As an international forum to advance democratic progress in Asia, the EADF focuses on strengthening solidarity in Asia and serves as a platform for exchanging ideas, sharing best practices, and empowering civil society in Asia. The EADF was launched in September 2014 at its first full meeting in Taipei. In order to strengthen and broaden the EADF’s network, in January 2018 the EADF Steering Committee adopted a formal charter for the governance of the EADF. Since the EADF’s founding, the Forum has been holding annual events including Steering Committee meetings, international conferences, and workshops in Asia. The EADF hopes more democracy advocates and civil society organizations can exchange their ideas through the Forum.