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I would doubt the veracity of any coronavirus delay. Using pandemic as an excuse to postpone the election is definitely a lie because that's the tactics for Beijing to prevent their landside lose during the voting day.
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1/ More than just punitive measures, the national security law also imposes a mainland-style censorship regime upon this international financial city. Although my books are published years before Hong Kong's anti-extradition movement, they are now prone to book censorship. twitter.com/joshuawongcf/s…
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I don't believe China will succeed in intimidating HKers but would instead “prompt them to resist”. If anti-subversion law goes ahead, hundreds of thousands are expected to be up in arms again, reigniting protest which has largely paused amid coronavirus. theguardian.com/world/2020/apr…
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2. Recently #hkpolice just started to rewrite the history of #PoliceBrutality, turning lies into truths. From tomorrow on, #HKgov will impose a citywide DNA collection, which is considered as a prelude to more sophisticated surveillance regime in #Hongkong.
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Internally, the CCP tries to silence people’s voices. In foreign affairs, it tries to run the show, but this misleading propaganda is useless, because the world, under free flow of information can recognize how's the crackdown on protests in HK. codastory.com/disinformation…
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August 17 of 3 years ago, I was locked up by Beijing at 20. I would never forget the difficult time in prison because that motivate me continue to engage uphill battle. No matter what happen, I still wish the voice of HKers could be heard around the world: patreon.com/joshuawong
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Threats and intimidation from the authorities have become the daily life of activists like @KwongGlacier - with whom I visited Berlin last year. As nasty as mafia it sounded, but it isn’t ‘civil servants’ in disguise to decide what can be spoken of and what cannot. twitter.com/chungchingkwon…
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Demosisto, the advocacy group led by prominent young Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong, said the security law will be “the death of freedom in Hong Kong”.
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It is utterly irresponsible and dubious for China to reject any inquiry into the origin of the virus. The coverup does not only trample on the people’s right to know, but also threaten people’s life and death. Days ago, China even denied the existence of wet markets......
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Completely devastated at the passing of Justice #RuthBaderGinsburg. As a courageous pioneer who shattered barriers and paved the way, your legacy will continue inspiring generations of fearless fighters for liberty and justice. Rest in power forever. #RIPRBG #RIPNotoriousRBG
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My Oped in @washingtonpost "China is sinking its claws deeper into a bastion of freedom" washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/… While Beijing flexes its muscles in Hong Kong under the shadow of a global pandemic, we hope the world keeps a close watch on the situation in our city.
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Taskmaster in Black Widow and Riot Police in Hong Kong
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[Cherrypicking evidence for #speechcrimes]
1. Hours after #Carrielam’s #freespeech assurance, #HKpolice charges #HK activist #TamTakChi on “uttering seditious words” just because he chanted slogans like “#5DemandsNot1Less”, “revolt” etc. Worse still, Tam's bail bid was banned.
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According to HKGov, they claimed that 0.01% of HKers might be affected by the evil law. However, even only 0.01% are targeted, it still implies 750 HKers might be arrested by secret police and prosecuted in Mainland China. That's the chilling effect. edition.cnn.com/videos/world/2…
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2/ It's fiercely imposed by Beijing upon the will of #HKers, without legislative scrutiny. Even tens of thousands of #HKers showed their outcry against draconian law, #hkpolice crushed dissents with armed vehicles, water cannons, teargas & pepper balls but #YouCantStopUs!
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[Cars revealed Police involving in state-organised harassment and surveillance]
1/ The cars stalked me for consecutively 10days, which activist @owenchowkashing also encountered, are found registered by 2 police officers.
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1/ Three protesters said that they had been tortured and abused while detained in a prison, alleging they were taken to areas away from surveillance footage and beaten and slapped.
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9. Of course the Thai youth supports Taiwan, the first Asian country to legalize same-sex marriage, just as progressives around the world should, my friend @jeffreychngo has argued. This is most important at a time when it faces exclusion by the WHO. dissentmagazine.org/article/island…
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We stand with France. twitter.com/martelf/status…
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HK’s freedoms have been under constant attack by China, but the situation has been dramatically deteriorating recently, with the CCP pushing through a security law that will effectively put an end to "1country2system". Please take this short survey: now.world/hong_kong_surv…
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[@demosisto had filed a complaint with the @UN over abuse of protesters held in HK''s custody: bit.ly/PUCIabuse]
1/ Inmates’ treatment fell under the definition of “torture” as laid out in the U.N. Convention Against Torture, and the complaint had been sent to @OHCHRAsia.
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