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Fight for freedom. Stand with @BILD! twitter.com/jreichelt/stat…
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Update: the car tailing me was registered by a person living in Shun Lee DSQ (Disciplined Services Quarters), which are the staff quarters for #hkpolice. Clearly, the harassers are not ordinary citizens nor reporters that they previously claimed. twitter.com/joshuawongcf/s…
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Chinese lawyers struggle to access Hong Kong 'speedboat fugitives'
Ren said he visited the police in charge of the case, who refused to receive legal docs -- including a written request for his client to be handed back to HK jurisdiction.
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[My article in @Independent: Mulan is nothing more than a nationalist drama that whitewashes the Uighur Muslim crisis in China]
We urge @Disney to take down this controversial movie from its platform & clarify its stance on the issues regarding Xinjiang.
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4. It was one of my scariest experiences ever: foreign country, foreign language. I also thought of the infamous cross-border abduction of Gui Minhai — one of the five missing Causeway Bay booksellers — from Thailand to China in 2015. theguardian.com/world/2015/dec…
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[#HK Christianity becomes #Beiijing’s tool of nationalist propaganda]
1. After textbooks were found censoring #TiananmenSquareMassacre, now even religious textbooks at primary schools were injected w/ Chinese patriotism, asking students to learn from Jesus to love their nation.
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[With its claws sharpened, Beijing toughens penalties under #NationalSecurityLaw]
1. Defying all oppositions, #Beijing will pass the law by June 30. NPC delegate Ip Kwok-him unveils, maximum penalty will be raised from 10 years to life sentence, heavier than previously expected.
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Der letzte Sargnagel für Hongkongs Unabhängigkeit
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[On LegCo Disqualification: a Prelude to National Security Law Witch-hunt]
1/ The HK-style Election has never been free & fair’ since 2016, when candidates like Edward Leung, @nathanlawkc, @chowtingagnes & me were disqualified one by one from the election.
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5/ Also, I also call on Hongkongers and Taiwanese to support our allies in Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. It is utterly immoral for China to control the water in the Mekong River and let people die of severe drought. China must #StopMekongDam.
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#Hongkong’s new #quarantine rules are entirely toothless! New measures rely heavily on the self-discipline of the targeted people? #WuhanCoronavirusOutbreak
1/ Even though the rule has been put in place today, there is no staff informing newcomers about the new measure.
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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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On this sad day, as what's left of Hong Kong's democracy suffers yet another devastating blow, I'm saddened to learn of the passing of former President Lee Teng-Hui. He was the father of Taiwanese democracy. His spirit will live on as we continue to fight for our freedom here. twitter.com/MOFA_Taiwan/st…
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Hong Kongers in the community have managed to do what Carrie Lam cannot do. As Hong Kongers, we must take matters into our own hands as a community, and not rely on the Hong Kong government to save us. twitter.com/cusonlo/status…
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Joshua was transferred to Stanley Prison after finishing his sentence early this month. In January, HK Court of Appeal reduced Joshua's sentence to 8 months for participating in the June 4th Vigil. The date of his NSL trial is yet to be fixed while he remains in custody.
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HKGov has earmarked HK$226.6 million for managing its foreign public relations, but I have questioned whether the increased budget would be effective in rebuilding the city’s international image without other practical measures in place.
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Stand with Taiwan! twitter.com/MOFA_Taiwan/st…
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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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My honour to talk to @matanevenoff, the legend who baited clippers into flashing his #StandWithHongKong T-shirt at #NBA game. Now he has shot 120+ videos on #hkpolicebrutality & zealously supports #HKers in our fight for justice.
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Dozens of #hkpolice deliberately travelled miles to hunt down #HK12youths’ parents, just because they flew balloons and called for #save12hkyouths
Even 2 reporters were accused of violating gathering ban because they carried two balloons.
Political crackdown to a new level twitter.com/XinqiSu/status…
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Europe can no longer afford Germany's failed China policy of 'change through trade'.
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Support for protesters rises even as coronavirus halts rallies: poll
It has grown even as rallies have paused due to the coronavirus outbreak, according to survey conducted for Reuters showed widespread lack of confidence in gov ability to manage crisis.
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Huge boost! A group of over 20 former top foreign-policy officials from the Trump, Obama and Bush administrations just endorsed the bipartisan #HongKong Safe Harbor Act, authored by @marcorubio, @SenatorMenendez, @CurtisUT and @JoaquinCastrotx. foreignpolicy.com/2020/07/15/chi…