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1. LONG THERAD: I'm very excited to read this brilliant new biography of @SpeakerPelosi — a longtime ally of #HongKong's pro-democracy movement and one of my most admired figures in contemporary international politics — written by @mollyesque.
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[HK Lawmakers Physically Fight for Control of Chair of Key Committee]
time.com/5834072/fighti…
Fire is catching, and if we burn you burn with us!
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Pro-Beijing lawmaker brutality. twitter.com/demosisto/stat…
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5/ @demosisto will continue to inform foreign nations to expand the scope of the embargo to “procurement in the name of the government” to prevent the Hong Kong police from procuring equipment via other government departments.
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4/ Even if foreign countries prohibit the export of riot weapons to the HK Police, the police can still buy weapons in the name of other departments. It proved the current tendering system is extremely opaque!
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1/ The police force has recently replaced their Daily Hi-MATIC Emergency unit vehicles manufactured by IVECO in Italy with customised vehicles from Mercedes in Germany. The new vehicle design is also equipped with heavily tinted windows.
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“China has been stepping up its influence in Asia. The threat is now on our doorstep. Therefore, I hope all Asian societies can build pan-Asian solidarity to fend off all forms of authoritarianism from China,” wrote Joshua Wong.
voanews.com/east-asia-paci…
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Hong Kong’s youth-driven anti-government protests, which at their peak brought more than one million people out onto the streets, have largely subsided since January due to the outbreak of COVID-19.
globalvoices.org/2020/05/07/hon…
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#AnimalCrossingNewHorizons......What is the next?
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[HK’s mass arrests are giving police crucial intelligence: HKer’s phones] My iPhone sat in a room on the 22nd floor of the Police HQ, where over a total of 21 hours between Sep & Nov, its data were examined by officers, & hundreds of chat messages exported.qz.com/1844937/hong-k…
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Hong Kong prisons need independent monitor, say activists, as ex-detainees allege abuse.
hongkongfp.com/2020/05/06/hon…
“What we have experienced is just the tip of an iceberg… but we must stand up against it.”
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[If HKers are Google Chrome, HKGov is just IE.]
In Feb, HKers queued up for buying masks.
In May, HKGov plans to distribute reusable masks for citizens.
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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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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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8/ "The fundamental problem is that without CCTV footage and without enough CCTV inside the prison, of course prison staff or prison guards can do what they want to abuse their power and torture inmates without any penalty or any pressure," he said.
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5/ They also said protesters were made to count aloud and shout "Thank you, sir", as prison staff beat their hands and feet. Tom said that when prison staff weren’t satisfied with any answers they got from new inmates, they would start swearing at them and hitting them.
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4/ They said on one occasion, protesters were caught singing the movement's anthem "Glory to HK". Guards took them out of sight of CCTV & slapped them in the face, they said, adding that when the guards became tired, they were ordered to repeatedly slap themselves instead.
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6/ "I was called outside and taken to a room without CCTV. He [a guard] grabbed my head and banged my head against the wall about four or five times… I was dizzy for two days," he said.
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2/ Appearing via Skype shown at a press conference organised by @demosisto's Joshua Wong, the young men recounted how they were violently abused by guards who hit them with their elbows, and with wooden rods, metal rulers and batons.
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3/ The three, whose names were given as Tom, Jackson and Ivan, claimed the abuse happened while they were on remand at Pik Uk Correctional Institution in Sai Kung over charges relating to the anti-government movement.
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1/ Three protesters said that they had been tortured and abused while detained in a prison, alleging they were taken to areas away from surveillance footage and beaten and slapped.
news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/compon…
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4/ With wooden rods, metal rulers, plastic rulers or batons, they also beat their hands & feet & ordered them to count every strike aloud: “Thank you, Sir. One … Thank you, Sir. Two ….” Protesters were beaten at least 20 times for each limb. thestandard.com.hk/breaking-news/…
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2/ During their remand period in prison, protesters were discriminately abused by prison guards, roughly 3 to 5 times every week. Prison wardens even threatened to withhold meals from protesters as a punishment to their criticisms on the Hong Kong government and police forces.
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3/ After political prisoners sang "Glory to HK” in secret, prison guards brought them to areas not covered by CCTV & slapped their faces with force. After prison guards had felt exhausted, they were ordered to continue slapping themselves forcefully. youtu.be/sG0x_q3Rq8I
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1/ Since the protest from last summer, 34 male protesters, less than 21, have been remanded in custody in Pik Uk Prison, while 14 now remains behind bars. They were violently abused until they lost balance & fell. Prison guard jumped & forcibly smashed their backs with elbows.
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