Shih Ming-teh was a Taiwanese democracy and human-rights activist, political prisoner, politician and writer. A leading figure in the Tangwai movement against Kuomintang authoritarian rule, he was one
The Kaohsiung Incident, also known as the Formosa Incident, the Meilidao Incident, or the Formosa Magazine incident, was a crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrations that occurred in Kaohsiung, Taiwan,
Shih Ming-teh
…movement against Kuomintang (KMT) authoritarian rule, he was one of the principal organizers of the 1979 Human Rights Day demonstration that led to the Kaohsiung Incident. He spent more than 25 years in prison during Taiwan's martial-law era, receiving life sentences in two political cases, and was recognized by Amnesty…
The Kaohsiung Eight arrested. From left to right: Chang Chun-hung, Huang Hsin-chieh, Chen Chu, Yao Chia-wen, Shih Ming-teh, Annette Lu, Lin Hung-hsuan [zh].