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2/ One month after the national security law was put in place, Hong Kong pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai was arrested for “colluding with foreign forces and uttering seditious words”. His Apply Daily‘s offices were raided by hundreds of police officers...
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5/ ...including those from foreign correspondents. For journalists who had covered the Hong Kong movements last year, their visa applications or renewals were delayed for weeks or even rejected, mirroring the control of the media in mainland China.
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4/ It's the first time members of the press have been arrested under the law. In recent weeks, Beijing has been speeding up its media crackdown. Right before the enactment, HK’s immigration department set up a new national security unit to vet visa applications...
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3/ ...with reporters’ desks rifled through, computers and files seized and all staff and reporters checked. Given Apply Daily is one of the remaining critical voices in the city, Beijing is now launching the largest-ever assault on the island’s press freedom.
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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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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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10/ ...and cancelling elections, Beijing has put critical voices in the media in its crosshairs & imperilled the free flow of information to global audiences. Beijing is decoupling HK from the world and turning media outlets in HK into a state-controlled propaganda apparatus.
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11/ My former colleague @chowtingagnes has just been arrested for violating the national security law, even though she quit the democracy group Demosisto, stopped her lobbying work and took down her Twitter account before the law went into effect.
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9/ Jimmy Lai’s arrest has presaged a new dark era of media censorship. With its sweeping powers under national security law, Beijing now extends its reach to the city’s media outlets. After pulling books from libraries, sacking prominent law professor Benny Tai...
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13/ Even when China attempts to rule the city with Orwellian thoughtcrimes, Hongkongers will not surrender. From now on, it is not just a fight for democracy and liberty, but also a battle between truth and lies.
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12/ Beyond any doubt, the new security law is retrospective. From opposition leaders to critical media, Beijing is now staging its outrageous political purge on the city’s dissidents. Despite Beijing’s looming authoritarian shadow, resistance is our only way out.
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14/ Fear reigns, but our fight for democracy will not stop. patreon.com/joshuawong
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I believe @JimmyLaiApple would be really impressed when he knew hundred thousands HKers went to purchase
@appledaily_hk.
(I purchased around 04:23am)
#supportappledaily
#weneedappledaily
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俺がガンダムだ! twitter.com/oichanmusi/sta…
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今夜10:30ごろ、@chowtingagnes #周庭氏 が警察署から保釈できる予定だ。今法律の手続きを進んでる。
最新消息:法律團隊正為周庭處理保釋程序,預料今晚可離開警署。
Update: Agnes Chow will be released on bail soon. She is expected to leave Police station
#FreeAgnes #NSL #StandWithHongKong twitter.com/loktinau/statu…
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周庭氏は現在保釈され警察署から離れています。ご心配くださった世界中の方々に心から感謝します。#FreeAgnesChow
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周氏は「今回国安法で逮捕されたのは恐怖を感じだが、自由と民主を追求するのは悔やまない」とおっしゃいました。#FreeAgnes
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1/ #FreeAgnes「正直、昨日の逮捕は本当に突然なことなので、私は昨日まではそういう心の準備はできていないままで逮捕されました。今までこの香港の民主化運動に参加するのはもう8年目になりましたけれども、今まで4回逮捕されましたけれども、正直に今回は一番怖かった、一番キツかったです。
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7/ 本当にとても辛い時期、これからどんどんどんどん辛くなるかもしれませんが、引き続き自分の家を守るために、頑張らないといけないという決心もつけましたので、これからも香港人の1人として頑張っていきたいと思います。ありがとうございました。」
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