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It's 81 days since #Andyismissing.
A lot has happened in #HK since he fell into #CCP's hands. More has been arrested under #NSL. Press freedom further trampled. The LegCo has gone defunct.
But we cannot forget about #save12HKyouths, for their only hope is your attention. t.co/JGrFJ4RTPX
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[#Nationsecuritylaw changes business-political nexus]
1. Excellent story by @TheEconomist with insights on how #NSL imperils #HK’s business environment, impartiality and gov role, while #Beijing claims the law will not affect business confidence.
economist.com/china/2020/07/…
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#HongKongPolice have confirmed that 7 are arrested, age 39-72. They are accused of colluding with foreign forces and fraud. More arrests could be coming as the force say the operation is ongoing
#NationalSecurityLaw #PressFreedom #HongKong #NSL #HK twitter.com/damon_pang/sta…
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Standard Chartered is offering its 6,000 staff in Hong Kong special training sessions to ensure they do not fall foul of the National Security Law. #NewNormal #NSL thetimes.co.uk/article/standa…
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Footage from TVB shows scores of #HongKongPolice officers raid the offices of Apple Daily @appledaily_hk in Tseung Kwan O, following arrests of founder Jimmy Lai & several senior executives of the paper, at least some over #NSL
#PressFreedom #HongKong #NationalSecurityLaw
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Another victim of #NSL imposed by Beijing.
The world needs to wake up & recognize that HK is ruled by an authoritarian regime. Freedom-fighters fear for personal safety & loss of freedom once targeted by the state. #12HKyouths were not alone in seeking asylum in the caged city. twitter.com/SBSNews/status…
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Andy is a #Hongkonger, a pro-democracy activist, a #humanrights defender. On 10 Aug, Andy was arrested in Hong Kong under #NSL. On 28 Aug, Chinese authorities claimed they had detained Andy. There has been NO news since. #AndyIsMissing #save12hkyouths #StandwithHongKong
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Today 31 European Parliamentarians in a letter coordinated by @EnginEroglu_FW have written to Carrie Lam to condemn the closing of #AppleDaily and the arrest of journalists under then #NSL, describing it as 'an assault on the freedom of the press in HK'. hongkongwatch.org/all-posts/2021…
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47 #HongKong pro-democracy activists were charged with “conspiracy to commit subversion” under the #NSL over their organisation & participation in LegCo primaries in 2020. 17 of them pleaded not guilty & there will be a pre-trial review on 17 Jan. #FreeHKPoliticalPrisoners
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2. Since the high primary turnout demonstrates #Hongkongers’ determination for democracy and captures the world’s attention, Joshua Wong urged #China to think twice and holds itself from further imperiling the city’s autonomy and democracy with the new sweeping #NSL.
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4 defendants were admitted to hospital tonight in #HongKong during a 14-hour hearing over their #NSL charges.
The hearing will assume in 7 hrs, leaving little time for them to recover. Political abuse of psychiatry by a totalitarian regime on display. twitter.com/phoebe_kongwy/…
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//It was a shock for the family to see Andy arrested for allegedly breaching the #NSL . It was devastating to imagine the despair he must have felt in seeking to flee. It is pure anguish to not know what Andy is going through right now.//
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#NEW @MPIainDS secures Westminster Hall debate on the #NSL and anniversary of the handover to #HongKong
29th June at 11am. #SanctionsNOW
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Unionist Carol Ng, currently remanded as one of 47 activists charged with conspiring to commit subversion over unofficial primaries for the cancelled #2020Legco poll, has resigned as chair of the Confederation of Trade Unions, says the pro-democracy CTU #NSL #HK #HongKong
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5. Unfortunately, Youtube and Netflix alike still remain silent on their stances on #NSL and whether they will bend to China’s whips and censor “sensitive videos” from their platforms. We hope all service providers can put democratic values ahead of dollar signs.
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As we mark 1 year since the imposition of the #NSL, we partnered with 🇪🇺MEPs in calling on the Slovenian Presidency of the Council of the EU and HR/VP Borrell to take action against China's human rights abuses in #HongKong
It's #TimeToSanctionHK officials responsible for the NSL
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3/In @BBC podcast @dannydvincent recalls a police source once explained ‘otherwise new #NSL agents’d hv nothing to do’, confirming these mafia-style acts do happen in HK, targeting not only activists, also int’l journalists.
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Yesterday evening the @UKHouseofLords debated an urgent question from HKW Patron @DavidAltonHL on #NSL arrests in #HK. This thread covers key highlights from that debate.