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'You may write me down in history
With your bitter, twisted lies,
You may trod me in the very dirt
But still, like dust, I'll rise.'
This is from Maya Angelou's 'Still I Rise' which is a great poem of resistance: poetryfoundation.org/poems/46446/st…
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“Every day I sleep, I also worry will the government come to arrest me immediately, or the day after, storm into my house at 5:00 am just like experienced by @JimmyLaiApple ,” Joshua Wong said.
hongkongfp.com/2020/08/23/hon…
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Joshua told how he constantly feared arrest following the imposition of a new security law, in a virtual appearance at British book festival. He said his very participation might put him at risk, but that it was his duty to keep speaking out about China’s tightening grip on HK.
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2. Five years after the secret deal was signed, no Swiss MP had ever heard of the deal. In contrast to similar agreements between #Switzerland and other countries, the one with #China is harsher as #Chinese cops can come and investigate without prior discussion with Swiss govt.
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[Secret deal: China's security cops can investigate in #Switzerland]
1. @NZZaS: #China & #Swiss signed a secret deal in 2015 allowing #Beijing's security officers to investigate Chinese nationals WITHIN #Switzerland for 2 weeks, even w/o official status.
nzzas.nzz.ch/schweiz/geheim…
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5. Not to mention that dissidents in exile, #Hongkongers or even #Taiwanese overseas might be covered by the secret deal & extradited to #China’s courts. In fact, #hkpolice has already used the new law to arrest dissidents in exile and also a US citizen.
edition.cnn.com/2020/08/01/chi…
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4. Although the treaty claims excluding #Tibetans & #Uyghurs, it is dubious if this exemption can really hold since #Beijing in the past treated China-born foreign nationals as Chinese, such as Swedish citizen #GuiMinhai that was sentenced to 10yo prison. wsj.com/articles/china…
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3. Even though the treaty claims only covering smugglers and illegal immigrants, it is doubtful whether this extraterritorial enforcement power can be abused under the newly enacted #nationalsecuritylaw that covers foreigners.
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6. The agreement now plans to seek extension upon its expiry at the end of this year. As it has grave implications on overseas dissidents and jeopardizes the reputation of Switzerland, Swiss gov should disclose more information about the secret deal.
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[US consulate staff in #HK was assaulted by a Chinese national]
#BREAKING: When #US and #China made some progress on trade, an American working for the US consulate general #Hongkong @USAinHKMacau was assaulted by a Chinese national from behind.
scmp.com/news/hong-kong…
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3. It's the first time that consulate staffs fall victim to physical attack in this international city where personal safety is claimed to be protected by the law.
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2. The attack took place near the main entrance of the consulate today. The assailant approached the victim from behind & punched twice in his head, right at the moment when the victim left the consulate. The consulate is located in an area regularly patrolled by #hkpolice.
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4. Clearly assailant has been targeting consulate for a long time. Under #China’s #wolfwarrior diplomacy, #nationalsecuritylaw & #HKgov's recent move to indoctrinate more nationalism in schools, it's worrying the attack will have longlasting consequences to the city from now on.
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I Stand With Brave, Young People Fighting for Change Across Asia
vice.com/en_us/article/…
1/ The resurgence of youth-led pro-democracy movement across Asia have common goals, beliefs in solidarity and unity as well as similar shared experiences dealing with government oppression.
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3/ It is time for the rest of the world to see what’s going on in Southeast Asia—intimidation by authoritarian governments who are relying on outdated laws and ideologies to suppress young voices that want change and a better future.
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2/ Language barriers and cultural differences do not matter.
What happened in Hong Kong has inspired other student protest movements and I know that a lot of Thai protesters in Bangkok look to us Hongkongers for solidarity and support.
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5/ I have been blacklisted and locked up by authorities in Southeast Asia as part of Bi efforts to silence me and stop me from globally engaging with students, politicians and citizens from other countries.
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6/ That's something we can all relate to in our respective fights against upper-class elite political guards who want to dictate and dominate our futures.
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Isarel Defense Ministry officials must immediately stop the export of the @Cellebrite_UFED which is used for infringement on privacy, deprivation of freedom of expression, and political incrimination of HK citizens under the new National Security Law. technologyreview.com/2020/08/25/100…
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[한국 고등학생의 편지를 받고]
정치적인 일에 뛰어들고 난 후 종종 어렵고 맥이 빠지는 느낌이 들 때가 있었다. 또 그 과정속에도 많은 어려움이 있었지만 나는 우리가 하는 한 마디 한 마디, 썼던 글 한 편 한 편이 항상 주변의 많은 사람들에게 영향을 줄 수 있다는 것을 느꼈다.
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심지어 이 지역의 친구들만이 아니라 이 세상 어딘가에서 홍콩인들의 항쟁으로 감동을 받았던 사람들에게까지도 영향을 준다. 오늘 한국의 학생들로부터 메일을 받았는데 그 친구들의 쓴 글의 문장 문장이 모두 너무나 감동적이었다.
facebook.com/20097647999486…
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홍콩 항쟁, 그 영향력은 이미 홍콩 내부의 알력싸움이 아니게 되었다. 전 세계 시민사회의 발전 과정 속에서 홍콩의 중요성은 이미 우리가 간과해서는 안 되는 것이 된 것이다. 우리 더더욱 힘을 냅시다! facebook.com/joshuawongchif…
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2/ Since the very beginning of our resistance, HKers are not just fighting for freedom in HK, but also safeguarding liberal values that the world cherishes. When world democracy faces unprecedented backsliding, we are all the oppressed struggling for hope. inkstonenews.com/politics/belar…
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3/ The common cause that unites people in Thailand, Belarus and Hong Kong is the shared destiny of the oppressed. scmp.com/week-asia/poli…
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Vlog: Solidarity of protest in HK, Thailand and Belarus
patreon.com/posts/40868910
1/ From police brutality, mysterious disappearance, dissidents in forced exile, rigged elections, stringent laws and vanishing hope for future. we can feel similar pains of Belarusians and Thais.
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