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3.1/ The number of confirmed cases should be higher than Italy since Beijing have tried every means to keep the number of confirmed cases low. Chinese hospitals now deny new admission of new patients and refuse to give virus test in order to achieve a zero case day.
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4.4/ Nevertheless, the coronavirus does not kill the movement, but rather adds more fuels to the public anger. According to Reuters' poll, support for protesters has grown even though rallies pause. More people demand our city leader to step down, from 57% in Dec to 63% in March.
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Wash your hands!
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APPG on HK decided to undertake a full international inquiry into possible violations of human rights and humanitarian principles by the police, specifically in regards to its treatment of medical workers, in HK since the start of the 2019 protests.
hkinquiry.org
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I call on @WHO to take neutral, professional stance facilitating Taiwan’s full participation and contributions. mofa.gov.tw/en/News_Conten…
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2/ With its swelling economic clout, China pressures the business world to take its side; attacks critics of its human-rights abuses, such as ‘re-education camps’ for Uyghurs; and jeopardises universities’ autonomy through the Confucius Institute programme.
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Could you speak a bit more about how HK context relates to a global context, and to liberties that are threatened internationally?
1/ In recent years, autocratic regimes like have China started to extend their tentacles worldwide, towards the retreat of global democracy.
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4/ To hold these global human rights abusers to account, Hongkongers also call on the wider world to put forward an effective human-rights sanction regime.
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3/ All these imperil the civil liberties that global democracies rest upon. In our global battle against tyranny, HK is at the forefront. The HK movement demonstrates the possibility of saying no to authoritarianism.
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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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1/ Under China’s autocratic regime, censorship has become commonplace. Whilst whistleblower doctors are detained for telling the truth, and critical voices on social media are suppressed, literature is permanent activism. It resists China’s attempt to rewrite the history.
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Animal Crossing is Fast Becoming a New Way for Hong Kong Protesters to Fight for Democracy! The #Covid_19 pandemic has halted public demonstrations, so protesters are taking their cause to #AnimalCrossing.
usgamer.net/articles/anima…
(This is my island!)
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1/ "I play the game, I just bought it a few days ago. For lots of people around the world who play this game, they have to put their ideal life into the game, and for HKers, we have to put our protest movement and our protest sites inside the game."
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2/ This is the first time that Joshua is playing this game. On a normal day, he's an avid #Pokemon and #SuperSmashBros fan. "Frankly speaking, without coronavirus, I don't believe HKers would go through such a tremendous effort in decorating their islands to be a protest site."
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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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1/ Today #HK court ruled that #hkpolice can go through the arrested's phone without a warrant. More importantly, it is the first time that #hkpolice has admitted using software provided by Cellebrite @Cellebrite_UFED and MSAB @MSAB_XRY to crack my iPhone without my consent.
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3/ When phone-cracking companies go hand in hand with #China authoritarian regime, this is more than just an infringement of civil liberties, but also a digital crackdown of political dissidence. #Hongkongprotesters
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That is shocking news to #HKer to hear that our dearest friend James Gordon - Lord Gordon of Strathblane - just passed away due to #coronavirus. As one of the members of All-Party Parliamentary Groups on HK, he has been supporting democracy and defending human rights in #HK.
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We will never forget that you stood with us shoulder to shoulder in our fight against authoritarianism. In this sorrowful time, #HongKongers and I express our deepest and most sincere condolences to the passing of our great friend.
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What do you fear most? And what drives you to persevere?
1/ In response to public outcry, authoritarian regimes often use force and fear. Resistance has a price; most of the time, this is a long war that makes breeds frustration.
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3/ All of them are beyond my imagination. The people, our children, and our city’s future are the reasons I choose to continue fighting.
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It was great speaking with you on the phone. Hong Kongers stand with America in this difficult battle against COVID-19!
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2/ HKGov use new #coronavirus restrictions to suppress protest. Police disproportionately target pro-democracy stores, being checked twice every 15 minutes. When police instruct to line up for body search, bystanders were framed as violating 4 person limit on public gatherings.
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1/ It is my honor to share with @MarshaBlackburn the latest update in #HK on the call. #Beijing & #Hkgov prioritize crackdown of dissidence over health of #HKers. Director of #China’s office in #HK even called democracy movement as “political #coronavirus” & urged to suppress.
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