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[Biggest rewriting of history]
1 Today #hkpolice arrested lawmaker @cheuktinglam for rioting, just because Lam tried to mediate situation one year ago when #HKers were assaulted by pro-#Beijing mobs after making 24,000 emergency calls, without response.
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3. When cops were caught by media cameras patting the white-clad mobs’ shoulders, police claimed they were pushing him at that time.
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4. More than just turning lies into truths with disinformation, today’s incident sends a worrying signal to how #HKgov will enforce #nationalsecuritylaw in the city, where even basic facts can be rewritten to suit the official narrative and justify future repression.
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Calvin So, 23, a cook who was in the town of Yuen Long on July 21 when a mob attacked protesters and bystanders: "I felt frightened and bewildered. There was no way I looked like their target. I didn’t go to the protest. No one helped me."
nyti.ms/3gu1TjJ
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“I’m asking the minister of defense to stop Cellebrite exports to HK,” says lawyer in Tel Aviv. “as far as I know, they never got export license. Gov need to do oversight on company working without a license.”
technologyreview.com/2020/08/25/100…
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A statement released after her arrest said infrared surveillance camera had appeared next to her doorstep in the week ahead of her arrest & was removed after she was pulled in by police. In China, putting a camera outside the door of dissidents is a common trick of secret police.
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Agnes Chow was surprised when strange men appeared near her house, apparently keeping watch in shifts and openly filming her with their smartphones. “I’m a bit scared,” she wrote in a Facebook post a day before her arrest that included a photo of the men.
nytimes.com/2020/08/25/tec…
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A quick recap of what really happened at July 21 Yuen Long attack... and guess who got arrested? - those who got attacked...
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Source: instagram.com/p/CEW4K6MJQa5/…
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[New clampdown on #HK press freedom]
1. While Beijing claims #nationalsecuritylaw won't affect #PressFreedom in #Hongkong, #HK Immigration Dept just denied w/o reason the work visa for a @HongKongFP reporter, who has been closely following #hkprotests
hongkongfp.com/2020/08/27/vis…
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3. With the flow of information further blocked, #China is now effectively decoupling this international financial hub, as well as the major global media centre in the region, by weaponizing its visa system to stifle critical voices.
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3. The news broke out after #hkpolice's recent move to rewrite history and arrest pro-democracy lawmakers, visa denials of foreign correspondents, disqualification of young runners, election cancellation and censorship of textbooks in schools.
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2. It reportedly includes Andy Li, who was previously arrested under #nationalsecuritylaw, on the same day when pro-democracy media mogul #Jimmylai was arrested.
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5. Not to mention that the detention period in China could be indefinite, just like the two Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, who have been detained more than 620 days after their arrests.
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6. Since their situation is extremely critical, given #China's highly controversial criminal justice system in black box, we hope the world can keep watch on the development and especially hope that they can be back safe.
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4. With a more stringent #nationalsecuritylaw in #China, as well as other draconian criminal laws #HK doesn’t have, it is worrying that they could be sent to #China’s secret courts & black prisons, with restricted access to lawyers & high risk of forced confession under torture.
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[Government must explain if election officers hold foreign passports]
hk.appledaily.com/us/20200822/YT…
A government that ignores privacy suddenly cares about privacy, which means it is hiding something. Those who take on political missions should not have two nationalities.
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It’s undignified of Wang to ''interfere'' the Nobel Committee using threatening words as such. His remarks only affirmed that HK is under Beijing’s suppression and the perseverence of HKers in the pursuit of democracy deserves international recognition. news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/compon…
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2/ “I would say that Hong Kong was not Hong Kong any more after 11pm on June 30,” he said, referring to the time when the national security law was imposed.
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1/ “Of course, that is the worse scenario. A lot of people ask me: are you ready for it? And I say, of course nobody will be ready for sentencing in a Beijing black jail for ever.” on.ft.com/31xtQ5X
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3/ Asked why he did not attempt to escape abroad following the imposition of the security law, Wong said: “Apart from wishing to fight until the last minute, I believe that keeping the local protest momentum going really matters.”
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4/ Joshua Wong says he expects to be arrested at any time and fears disappearing into a secret jail across the border in mainland China. "My arrest seems to be a matter of timing. Time is running out on my personal safety."
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