OPINION: Given the international preponderance of support for the PRC as reflected in the UN, the BRICS+, FOCAC and the ...

A petition filed by 37 death row inmates was rejected, but with a call to apply it only in ‘exceptional’ cases. The last ...

Conversely, the Kuomintang party criticized the ruling as overstepping legislative powers and disregarding public support for ...

Statue in Tainan city erected in 2018 moved to warehouse after requests for other arrangements were ‘not granted’, opposition ...

The nation needs opposition parties that are loyal to Taiwan, as this would avoid the well-being of Taiwanese becoming a bet in the future democratic elections. Hong Tsun-ming is a policy specialist ...

The death penalty in Taiwan remains conditionally compatible with the constitution of the East Asian island state. This was ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – New Taipei City Councilor Lin Ming-jen (林銘仁) was detained Friday (Sept. 20) as a suspect in the ...

Taiwan's constitutional court ruled that the death penalty is constitutional for the most serious crimes under stringent legal scrutiny. Despite being Asia's liberal democracy, the death penalty ...

Taiwan's constitutional court ruled on Friday that the death penalty is constitutional but only for the most serious crimes ...

Taiwan’s Constitutional Court upheld the legality of the death penalty but moved to limit its use, in a decision that strikes ...

The ruling reflects a compromise between international pressure for abolition and domestic support for harsh punishment to ...

Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te has just completed his first 100 days in office, giving observers a taste of what the next ...