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5/ Some of them were tortured, forced into exile, or even took their own lives after chanting protest slogans. That's the reason why, ever since my 1st release from prison, I have vowed to draw more public attention to prison justice, in particular those on political prisoners.
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2/ Since the very beginning of our resistance, HKers are not just fighting for freedom in HK, but also safeguarding liberal values that the world cherishes. When world democracy faces unprecedented backsliding, we are all the oppressed struggling for hope. inkstonenews.com/politics/belar…
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[For Autocrats, and Others, Coronavirus Is a Chance to Grab Even More Power] nytimes.com/2020/03/30/wor…
Leaders around the world have passed emergency decrees and legislation expanding their reach during the pandemic. Will they ever relinquish them?
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WELT EXKLUSIV: Joshua Wong - Wie Chinas Kommunisten Hongkongs Demokratiebewegung vernichten wollen
youtu.be/OXD--I4Skk8
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🇩🇪 Proteste in Hongkong nehmen wieder Fahrt auf
Joshua Wong: "Jetzt ist nicht die Zeit aufzugeben und Angst zu haben. Merkel soll Zeichen gegen Unterdrückung setzen." rtl.de/cms/joshua-won…
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2. The exporter added HKgov always stresses One Country is above everything, even the Two Systems, "When the world starts to treat HK in the same way as they do to other mainland cities, our government now emphasizes 'independence of #HongKong’ instead. It's just ridiculous."
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4. If leaving aside all other national security charges and just solely considering the charge of "crossing national border without immigration procedures", the 12 #asylumseekers may face a maximum penalty of one year in #China's prison.
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3/ Not a day goes by #HK people worrying about the situtaion of them. What makes the situation so dire is that they are completely disconnected with the outside world. God knows how does the #Chinese authorities treat them in detention. #Save12HKyouths @save12hkyouths
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3/ Not to mention that 80% of COVID-19 tests that Czech brought from China give fake results. All censored information by China may lead to another wave of contagion and threaten other countries' life and death. Besides, China is now busy shaping the narrative by blaming others.
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6. In fact, throughout #hkprotests last year, #HKers were reportedly subject to brutal tortures in detention centres. As #nationalsecuritylaw allows indefinite detention w/o trials and bail, it is worrying that this kind of Chinese-style black prison will become prevalent in #HK.
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From my live-streaming of the game just now with my friend William Liu. (He’s much better than I.) Feel free to rewatch it in full on @demosisto’s YouTube channel 👆
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Even Hong Kong police fire pepper spray to disperse Tiananmen protesters and China is tightening controls over dissidents, we still try to mark the 31st anniversary of the crushing of the pro-democracy movement in Beijing's Tiananmen Square. reuters.com/article/us-chi…
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5/ Standing with Hong Kong: An Interview with Joshua Wong, authors of #UnfreeSpeech, discuss free speech in Hong Kong, coronavirus, and the role of literature in campaigning for global democracy: pentransmissions.com/2020/03/31/sta…
More about my book: hyperurl.co/unfreespeech
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3/ What we are facing is the strongest dictatorship in our times, it seems impossible to fight back. Yet, in the face of this dark time of censorship, our resistance is unflagging. In history we have seen, democracy and freedom always prevails. Hongkongers will fight on.
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3/ After outbreak of coronavirus, it was difficult to organize physical gatherings. "We set up online assembly, but livestream is still a bit...boring. With a new game out, we can have virtual protests and we just have to use our creativity to make a new kind of protest tool."
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4/ Without legislative scrutiny and public consultation, Beijing is now unilaterally imposing its authoritarian regime on Hong Kong against the will of the people. Even for pro-Beijing side, about 30% of the pro-government supporters oppose a law without legislative scrutiny.
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[Joshua Wong interview at @timesuk: Xi won’t win this battle]
Beijing believes punitive prison sentences will put an end to pro-democracy protests. It couldn’t be more wrong, the 23-year-old says.
thetimes.co.uk/article/joshua…
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4. It turned out that on a typhoon-struck Tuesday, I enjoyed some tranquility at home celebrating with a Pokèmon #Pikachu birthday cake. Probably the most fortunate day in this year of adversity with #corgie wearing the cloak of #ScoutRegiment in #AttackOnTitan.
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2/ They project of Hong Kong government invited three mainland-based laboratories: Sunrise Diagnostic Centre, China Dragon Inspection and Certification and Prenetics.
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2/ Nothing can be more ridiculous when US presidents Reagan, Nixon, Winston Churchill, Albert Einstein, Malcolm X, Mother Teresa, Elton John, Anna Wintour, Malala, Buzz Aldrin, & Gloria Steinem all had to speak in person, #HKgov just asked me to stay in HK and speak via Skype.
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11/ All these so-called “human rights protections” will just vanish into thin air. Being one of the prime targets, I will probably be subject to secret trial, black jails, televised confession and tortures.
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14/ To protect yourself and your community from this epidemic, please wear a mask in public. The last thing I’d like to see is another similar outbreak of disease like SARS in anywhere in the world.
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5. According to a survey by concern groups, 75% of existing or former detainees think that the treatment at CIC is inhumane, with more than 35% faced verbal or physical violence. 11% of them were even detained for more than one year without trial.
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5. Arbitrary arrests, censorship and Chinese-styled snitching culture will become ubiquitous in Hong Kong. Under its #wolfwarrior warrior diplomacy and the ambiguously defined "foreign forces", even foreign investors and ex-pats may fall victim to the new autocratic law.
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