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My new op-ed, just out, about #HongKong #CCP #NationalSecurityLaw threats to me and @hk_watch
#StandWithHongKong
Beijing is stepping up its war on freedom telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/03/1…
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Our co-founder & CEO @benedictrogers has been threatened by #HongKong Police under #NationalSecurityLaw, requiring removal of our website
We will not remove our website. We will not be silenced.
Here's our statement, with comments from Patrons & others
hongkongwatch.org/all-posts/2022…
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Our co-founder and Chief Executive @benedictrogers faces charges under #HongKong's #NationalSecurityLaw if we do not remove our website - which of course we will not do.
We will be releasing a statement soon.
thetimes.co.uk/article/hong-k…
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@benedictrogers
BREAKING: 5 years ago I was banned from #HongKong
Over recent years I've faced #CCP harassment
Now I face potential #NationalSecurityLaw charges if I don't take down @hk_watch website - which of course I will not do
#FightForFreedom #StandWithHongKong
thetimes.co.uk/article/hong-k…
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𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 @RoOT_film, a film documenting the democracy movement in #HongKong, is now showing in #Taiwan. The Hong Kong people’s courage & commitment to democracy are an inspiration to us all, as we work to preserve our own freedoms & way of life.
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🚨Hearing STRONG rumours within @GOVUK that BN(O) scheme for #HongKong WILL be extended within 24 hours to include some younger #HKers (details unclear)
If so, HUGE credit @hk_watch @DamianGreen @DavidAltonHL Lord Patten @benedictrogers @Johnny_HKWatch @SamGoodman22 + others 👏
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Our Chief Executive @benedictrogers was interviewed on Australia's Ticker News this morning, about the blocking of our website & the dismantling of press freedom and freedom of expression in #HongKong
He said Carrie Lam's office has passed enquiries to the Security Department/
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Covid restrictions have pushed small businesses in #HongKong to the brink, with their patience wearing as thin as their contingency budget. “The saddest thing about Hong Kong is that you don’t see any hope, no matter what position you are in,” one told me. aljazeera.com/economy/2022/2…
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Our Patron @DavidAltonHL introduces amendment to extend #BNO rights to young #HongKongers born after 1997, together with our Patron, last Governor of #HongKong Lord Patten of Barnes & with support from former Lord Chancellor @LordCFalconer, @BishopStAlbans and across all parties
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A powerful intervention by our Patron and the last Governor of Hong Kong, Lord Patten of Barnes, in support of an amendment to provide a lifeline to #HongKong veterans who served in or alongside the British armed forces.
Watch his moving remarks:
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#NoBeijing2022 rally in Ottawa 🇨🇦
HKW’s Patron @GarnettGenuis attended the rally outside #China embassy
“The #Beijing2022 cannot sports wash away the #CCP brutal elimination of basic freedoms of the people of #HongKong,” said @AileenCalverley Co-founder & Trustee of HKW
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A regime that dismantles #HongKong's freedoms, in total breach of an international treaty, does not deserve to host Olympics.
That's why we will not watch #GenocideGames #Beijing2022 #Beijing2022WinterOlympics
Thank you @badiucao for your courageous art
#StandWithHongKong
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Our policy advisor @jooeysiiu spoke at the #NoBeijing2022 rally co-sponsored by @hk_watch in Washington D.C. alongside Congressman Chris Smith and activists from the #HongKong, #Tibet and #Uyghur communities.
#NoBeijing2022 #FreeHongKong
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We are proud to be one of 243 groups calling for action on #HumanRights in #China #HongKong as #Beijing2022 #BeijingOlympics #GenocideGames begin
Beijing Olympics Begin Amid Atrocity Crimes hrw.org/news/2022/01/2…
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Our co-founder and Chief Executive @benedictrogers spoke at the rally in Piccadilly Circus for #PressFreedom in #HongKong today, and called for international action in response to the closure of independent media and arrests of journalists.
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Owen Chow exposing the double standards of the #HongKong judicial system in a single sentence.
Why do 🇬🇧 judges continue to legitimise this naked corruption? twitter.com/XinqiSu/status…
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Hello #HongKong Twitter, please share this. @hackneychinese is recruiting for someone to help arrivals to the UK. Really needed and important. Deadline 10 Jan.
hackneychinese.org.uk/post/hiring-hk…
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Thread. The presence of UK judges in #HongKong legitimises this insanity. twitter.com/chungchingkwon…
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Another one bites the dust. Starting to think Blinken, Truss etc will continue issuing action-free statements about how “China needs to respect media freedom” until there are no real journalists left in #HongKong twitter.com/hkcnews_com/st…