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2. It is worrying, under #nationalsecuritylaw, foreign passport holders are deprived of basic rights of access to family-appointed lawyers, which is claimingly promised in #China’s law, esp when 4 lawyers were forced to quit the case due to unusual pressure from #CCP authorities.
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[#Portugese 🇵🇹 & #UK’s #BNO holders 🇬🇧 detained in #China for over 3 weeks]
1. Of the 12 #HKers detained in #China, one is reportedly #Portuguese passport holder while another two are #BNO holders. They are held w/o legal access, sparking growing concern of inhumane treatment.
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The West Kowloon Court on Tuesday adjourned the case against 26 leading pro-democracy activists over the Tiananmen massacre candlelight vigil to October 15, pending the prosecution’s request to transfer the cases to the District Court. news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/compon…
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Under Beijing's tightening grip, it is understandable that people may feel gloomily frustrated about the future, with some of them risking their lives on angry sea fleeing for asylum overseas. But more importantly, many of us also vow to stay and fight until our very last breath.
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[I don't see hope because I see it, I need to continue to see hope.]
After attending the court hearing, I hope to let people know that I have no regret to commemorate the Tiananmen Square Massacre. Despite the uphill battles ahead, our spirit of resistance never ends.
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2. It is the first time that sacred texts are largely replaced by Chinese nationalistic education in religious textbooks. Under #nationalsecuritylaw, now even the controversial sinicized Christianity in #China started to expand to #HK with HK diocese kowtowing to #Beijing.
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[#HK Christianity becomes #Beiijing’s tool of nationalist propaganda]
1. After textbooks were found censoring #TiananmenSquareMassacre, now even religious textbooks at primary schools were injected w/ Chinese patriotism, asking students to learn from Jesus to love their nation.
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I need to attend the court hearing tomorrow because of being charged with participating in unauthorized assembly during 64 Commemoration of the Tiananmen Square Massacre. No matter how's the result of the verdict, I have no regret to commemorate the crackdown from Tyranny.
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HK social worker Jeffrey Andrews appeals for support after fire rips through refugee NGO's office
hongkongfp.com/2020/09/14/hon…
Please support Centre for Refugees in rebuilding & recovery, refugee clients are desperate for Home away from home to reopen again: christian-action.org.hk/donationbox/do…
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Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and a global coalition gathering over 320 NGOs call for the United Nations (UN) to establish an international mechanism to monitor the human rights violations perpetrated by the Chinese regime.
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Let’s not leave it at that, @Disney. With one scandal after another surrounding #Mulan, at some point you have to ask yourself: What the hell is all this bootlicking and trashing of American values for? An elusive market that doesn’t even welcome you?
#BoycottMulan
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“China, Disney’s last, best hope to turn the movie into a hit, silenced all coverage of the film on the mainland a couple of days before its release. All Disney’s pandering to Chinese authorities meant nothing as soon as there was a whiff of political trouble.”
#BoycottMulan twitter.com/ForeignPolicy/…
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(Credits to @badiucao!) twitter.com/Disney/status/…
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Desperate, hopeless and depressed, a mother of #12hkyouths burst into tears when telling her son is sick w/o medicine in #China’s prison, with no updates nor access to lawyers for 2 weeks. She just wants to see her son one more time in her life. #save12hkyouths #SaveTheChildren
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Joshua Wong urged human rights advocates to boycott Mulan, accusing Ms Liu of "openly and proudly" endorsing police brutality in HK. He added that @yifei_cc was "an icon of authoritarianism wilfully betraying the values Hollywood purports to champion".
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5/ As every second passes, the fate of the detained Hongkongers becomes more uncertain. To bring them back safe and free from tortures, we hope the world can keep a close watch on developments and speak up for us when our voices are eventually silenced.
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3/ For a long time, fleeing by sea has been commonly associated with countries grappling with armed conflicts and repression, as with Syria, Libya and Myanmar. It’s tragic that another is set to join them.
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4/ What was once a semi-autonomous international financial center has now turned into a tightly controlled region, after Xinjiang. Fleeing has become the only way for the city’s freedom fighters to seek liberation.
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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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[My oped in @Independent: No one knows what happened to the 12 Hongkong asylum seekers China detained]
independent.co.uk/voices/hong-ko…
Two weeks on with no further updates about their situations, it seems they've been thrown into a black hole of indefinite detention...
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1/ As Beijing chips away at the city’s freedoms and our way of life, some Hongkongers choose to risk their lives and flee for asylum by speedboat. Two weeks ago, on 23 August, 12 asylum seekers were captured. They are now being detained in China.
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Although I do recall a time when the Global Times felt quite differently about the film 🤔🤔 twitter.com/globaltimesnew…
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Not bad. Welcome to #BoycottMulan! twitter.com/globaltimesnew…
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Under #nationalsecuritylaw & #China’s #WolfWarriorDiplomacy, it's just a matter of time for foreign firms to consider withdrawing from #Hongkong, esp when even Australian reporters can suddenly fall victim to #Beijing’s #hostagediplomacy threat overnight. japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/09/0…
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WELT EXKLUSIV: Joshua Wong - Wie Chinas Kommunisten Hongkongs Demokratiebewegung vernichten wollen
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