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Oh no, Xi Jinping banned #AnimalCrossing in China (apparently because I play it), and these angry gamers are blaming me everywhere instead of blaming their own government lol 🤨🎮🎮
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I call for the resignation of @DrTedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, @WHO Director-General. #WHOLiedPeopleDied change.org/p/united-natio…
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1/ While many have turned to social media campaigns and online petitions to make their voices heard, other less obvious platforms have also risen to the fore as means of protest, including, Joshua Wong said, the Nintendo game Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
newsweek.com/coronavirus-ag…
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任天堂の「あつまれどうぶつの森」、香港抗議活動の新たな活動の場に
香港で最も著名な民主化運動活動家の１人である黄之鋒（ジョシュア‧ウォン）氏は先週のツイッターで、自身がこのゲームを利用しており、オンライン上への活動のシフトを語った。
bloomberg.co.jp/news/articles/…
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5/ Hope Is the Most Powerful Arrow: A Conversation with Joshua Wong on #UnfreeSpeech worldliteraturetoday.org/blog/interview…
More about my book: hyperurl.co/unfreespeech
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2/ Rather than being brave, I viewed my imprisonment as the necessary step for the whole society to embrace the cruel fact that the city’s freedom is on shaky ground. This feeling grows stronger, especially after police brutality has become ubiquitous.
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3/ Without effective checks and balances, the police can arbitrarily abuse their power and torture citizens without consequences. Working with the police, mobs can just walk away after attacking pregnant ladies.
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4/ Worse still, our Gov can be unanswerable to the demands of 25% of its population & keep repeating lies. What is fearful is when abnormality becomes normal and people get used to this Chinese-style “new normal.” Hence, our fight must continue so justice does not lose its shine.
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[The most fearful thing is not being put into jail but that ordinary life may one day look like prison if none of our generation dares to stand up for our civil liberties]
1/ Even though the imprisonment meant a lot to me, I did not shed tears or have any strong sense of fear.
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【Who is responsible for #COVID19, China or US? In #HKer's perspective｜Joshua @demosisto, @SunnyCheungky】
#WHO came out twice to applaud China & Xi for his effort & “transparency” in fighting #WuhanVirus, when whistleblowers were detained & silenced.
youtu.be/bAiba7SXiTA
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【After Winning Majority (35+) in LegCo: Beijing's Crackdown May Trigger International Intervention】
facebook.com/joshuawongchif…
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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[Speech is never free in a place under authoritarian rule]
1/ My just-released book, #UnfreeSpeech was part of my contemplation when I was in jail. Speech is never free, especially when you face imprisonment & deprivation of your rights for defying unjust laws and orders.
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Even at the end of her career, she was up-to-date on every development and sharing her wisdom with the practice. She’ll be missed and remembered very, very fondly.”
#Salute
#RIP
theguardian.com/society/2020/a…
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In Joshua’s island, he is standing in front of a tiny hut in jeans and what look like Timberland boots, holding a hatchet in his hands. His garden is decorated with a big black protest banner and portraits of President Xi & Carrie Lam, as well as a pink cherry tree in full bloom.
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“Animal Crossing is a place without political censorship so it is a good place to continue our fight,” Joshua Wong. “Even lawmakers in HK are playing this game,” he says. Joshua recently started playing the game himself.
wired.co.uk/article/animal…
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1/ Why are booksellers, writers & publishers seen as such a threat to undemocratic governance?
1.1/ Under digital authoritarianism, China has established successful ways of censoring. For printed materials, the cost is much higher.
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Ex-pro-democracy lawmaker Au Nok-hin was convicted of assault on Monday for using a loudhailer near a police officer. This is the way of how HKGov manipulates the legal system as a hard-line tool to silence the dissident voice.
hongkongfp.com/2020/04/06/hon…
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Let's pray for @BorisJohnson’s recovery to overcome the #WuhanVirusMadeInChina. wsj.com/articles/as-u-…
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Au Nok-hin @loktinau is the first former member of the city's legislature to be successfully prosecuted for taking part in the protests and the most high profile figure convicted to date.
news.yahoo.com/hong-kong-ex-l…
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If you speak loud to the police, you are guilty of assault.
facebook.com/37512311952898…
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The first Ex-/lawmaker found guilty since the anti-extradition movement because of using loudhailer to “assault” police (!?)
My former boss in Legco, @loktinau Au Nok-hin has been found guilty of two counts of assaulting police with loudhailer.
This is the HK style rule of law.
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3/ Also, Xi praises the superiority of the authoritarian regimes over democracies through propaganda programmes, and bends international communities to his political will. In other words, the authoritarian threat is at their doorstep, which is why they stand with Hong Kong.
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What value & risks for you feel solidarity from different international contexts can hold?
1/ The support for freedoms can be found in many countries. The authoritarian threat from China is real to all of them.
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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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