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2/ Under the national security law, it could be the first case that HKers will send to China’s court. Under the stricter legislation and criminal laws in China, all detainees may face graver offences. Throughout the criminal justice process, it could be a complete black box.
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🇮🇹 S Il tenore italiano Stefano Lodola e Patrizia De Grazia, attivista e dirigente di RadicaliItaliani, annunciano 12 giorni di attività manifestazioni in giro per l'Italia in sostegno dei 12 ragazzi di #HK arrestati e detenuti in Cina da quasi due mesi.
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Seared with SARS in 2003, & already mobilized for protest against unpopular gov, HKers acted swiftly, collectively, & efficiently, in effect saving themselves. Organizational capacity & civic infrastructure built by protest played a central role in HK’s grassroots response.
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3. By putting “eyes and ears everywhere”, the hotline can also be used for business retaliation, by encouraging citizens snitching on each other & cooking up charges against business competitors, just like what happened during #China’s #CulturalRevolution. wsj.com/articles/in-si…
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Joshua Wong questioned the effectiveness of the spending: “I have 514,429 followers on Twitter, while @Brand_HK Kong only has 4,500. I don’t really know where they have spent their money,” he said.
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【After Winning Majority (35+) in LegCo: Beijing's Crackdown May Trigger International Intervention】
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1/ The greater Democrats can threaten Beijing’s rule in HK, the greater the possibility that it will trigger Beijing’s repression.
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2. For legal struggle, CCP reportedly calls for “more influence in judge nomination” & “requiring judges attending pro-China courses”. Edu struggle means sacking pro-democracy teachers & cancelling liberal studies, while struggle in social service demands NGOs supporting gov.
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10/ "It is time for the chief of Prison to be held accountable and to respond to the issue. And the superintendent of Pik Uk must bear the responsibility and conduct an investigation."
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3/ According to the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, the Turpan Municipal Bureau of Public Security is responsible for running at least 14 re-education camps in the area "to extrajudicially detain minorities."
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7/ @demosisto now invites the world to join our petition to call upon #Frenchgovernment to suspend the export of tactical suits to HK police. We urge #EuropeanCommission to pass all necessary legislation to control exports to countries, including HK, that violate basic rights.
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2/ Local courts are also NOT allowed to give a milder interpretation of the offence to protect human rights. The interpretation power is exclusively assigned to #Beijing’s top legislature Standing Committee of the NPC.
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Some have criticized me for singling him out over the past year. Of course police brutality is structural. But don't forget: He and others like him enjoy the very rights back home that they are working so hard to deny Hong Kongers here. twitter.com/joshuawongcf/s…
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Intervista a Joshua Wong: Hong Kong e democrazia
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Le condanne, il carcere, l’interdizione dai pubblici uffici e il duplice annullamento della sua candidatura elettorale non sono riusciti a fermare questo giovane,
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8/ Press freedom is the key cornerstones of HK, in contrast to stringent media restrictions in mainland China. It serves as an important litmus test to determine whether global financial hub will remain open, free & tolerant to critical views under Beijing’s authoritarian rule.
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2/ That is how #China’s global censorship regime works. First UK activist @benedictrogers, followed by reporters like @VJMallet and academics like @DanGarrett97, and now even US human rights advocates @KenRoth were denied entry.
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12/ This is why I wrote "Fight at any cost internationally", linking existing LegCo's survival with survival of HK's separate status as a tax haven. On the chessboard of international politics, only with a tight grasp of regime's weaknesses do we stand a chance against Beijing.
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4. Even now, teachers in China are reprimanded after students report them for questioning the governance of #Xijinping during lectures.
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6/ As well as controlling the international media, Beijing has also toughened up on local newsrooms. News directors of two credible TV providers in HK, iCable and NowTV, were replaced with more pro-government heads within a week.
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9/ Joshua added that they may file a complaint with the United Nations. "Those abuses of power violate international standards on human rights."
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웡은 이제는 입법회 의석을 차지하거나 거리 투쟁만이 민주화 활동 방식이 아닐 것이라고 밝혔다.
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또한 매일매일 트위터를 통한 조직적 활동도 중국 정부의 선전전을 교란하는 막강한 힘을 과시했으며...
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3. More questions about the postponement of election include: To what extent and in what ways does Beijing intend to reopen the election? Will Beijing decide to arrest more activists under #NationalSecurityLaw?
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[@KwongGlacier:Wenn die Wärter müde werden, müssen die Gefangenen sich selbst ohrfeigen] welt.de/debatte/kommen…