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July 19 to July 25 The little girl clutched on to her mother and repeatedly cried, “My mom isn’t a bad person, don’t execute her!” She was born and raised in prison, and most likely knew what it meant when an inmate was abruptly handcuffed and dragged away. The guards ignored her cries, and Ting Yao-tiao (丁窈窕), her mother, met her end that day by firing squad. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons It was July 24, 1956, two years after Ting and her close friend Shih Shui-huan (施水環) were arrested for allegedly spying for the “communist bandits.” Both women were...
