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When 200,000 #Belarusians staged the biggest march against dictator #Lukashenko, #China’s media, Dragon TV, spread fake news by claiming those ralliers were pro-Lukashenko, though they held white-red protest flags & placards w/ slogan “A killer can't be a president” in Belarusian
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Here’s Why Jackie Chan Is Really Unpopular in Hong Kong
vice.com/en_us/article/…
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[Staff complaints: @Apple bans staff from wearing colours associated w/ #hkprotests]
1. I've received complaints by @Apple store staff in #HK who blasted the company for conducting political censorship by banning them from wearing yellow masks or those printed with "HongKong".
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2. 2. Also, @Apple allegedly imposed restrictive guidelines, requiring workers not to wear yellow or black in their memoji which will be displayed on their lanyards. Managers even threatened employees with the sack if they refused to change their memoji.
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4. It is even more outrageous, while universities like Princeton try all means to protect their students from the threats of #nationalsecuritylaw, our tech giants just once again kowtow to #Beijing.
wsj.com/articles/china…
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5. When Apple spoke out against oppression during #BlackLivesMatter & #PrideMonth, we hope @Apple & @tim_cook can also safeguard our vanishing liberties under the new sweeping security law and clarify their stances on how to protect their workers’ rights of expression in future.
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2/ Recently I have received several complaints from current workers at Apple Store in Hong Kong, who blasted the company’s managers for imposing restrictive guidelines at the workplace, including banning employees from wearing yellow masks or those printed with “Hong Kong”.
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4/ The incident raises profound concerns over whether Apple introduces censorship at the workplace. As a global leader in innovation, there is a growing expectation that Apple should be the leading champion of free expression.
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3/ Workers are also required not to decorate their Memojis with yellow or black accessories, the colours that are often interpreted as pro-protest support. Apple store managers even threatened to sack workers who refuse to change their #Memoji colours.
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6/ As early as in 2013, you stressed that workplace equality is good for business, pledging to create a safe and welcoming workplace for employees and ensuring there is no need to check their identity at the door.
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5/ Especially under the newly enacted national security law in the city, Apple is also expected to play a more active role to push back on Beijing’s censorship, both overt or covert, on free expressions, including Apple’s employees.
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8/ Also, it should be applicable to its employees in Hong Kong. Since the saga will definitely undermine the company’s reputation and raise more doubts on its commitment to liberal values that its customers care most, I hope Apple can affirm its commitment...
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7/ After the tragic killing of George Floyd, you also issued an open letter to the company's employees to reiterate the importance of diversity and vow to "build an Apple that is inclusive of everyone." This inspirational message should be the core value that Apple stands for.
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9/ ...to the principle of freedom of expression and introduce concrete measures to protect employees from future workplace censorship. We look forwards to hearing from you.
All the best,
Joshua Wong
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I strongly condemn the political prosecution targeted @jolovanwham. Organizing indoor panel discussion and invite me to join by Skype should not be recongised as unlawful assembly. It's the time for us to #StandwithJolovanWham with the support of #MilkTeaAlliance twitter.com/jolovanwham/st…
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[Vanishing free speech - Universities at the forefront of China’s propaganda war]
1. Universities are one of prime targets of #China’s overseas propaganda campaigns, as a way to stamp out overseas #CCP critics like @DrewPavlou & critical studies on China
hongkongfp.com/2020/08/14/aus…
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3. Without public scrutiny on funds from #Beijing government and directly funded bodies, it is worrying that those CCP funds have become China’s new leverage, which would clearly undermine the educational independence of receiving universities.
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2. From growing unexamined ties with China, censored articles to expelled students, It is worrying that autonomy of Australia's universities now faces intensifying erosions.
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5. On top of that, Beijing-backed and owned entities also use to the research capacity of Australian universities to develop #China’s surveillance and social credit system, which are used in internal repressions.
news.com.au/national/austr…
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7. Universities should be more than just business values, but also the bastion of liberal values. I hope that Australian universities should take concrete measures to protect their autonomy and make their controversial ties with #China more transparent.
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With such a hardline crackdown on my friend, I’m really disappointed – in Southeast Asia, the idea that activists should have more solidarity and unity is really important.
hongkongfp.com/2020/08/22/sin…
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