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Taiwan: Greenpeace member arrested

Categories: East Asia, Taiwan (ROC), Breaking News, Environment, Labor, Law, Protest

Tipsuda Atichakaro, a Thai member of Greenpeace's flagship Rainbow Warrior, was arrested in the first protest in Taiwan during the ship's East Asia tour to protect the ocean [1]. Taiwan environmental activist wobblies67 tweets that [2] “…a member was arrested by the police and is now under investigation at District Prosecutors Office. Our lawyer friend says that if she is not released on a bail, then we are going to act upon it”. You can read the organization's demands and watch live video of the protest from their campaign page [3].