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Per @appledaily_hk, the girl in this video is 12 years old, & was on her way to buy crayons with her brother when she was viciously wrestled to the ground, kicked & pinned down by riot police. Their injuries are currently being examined.
Hong Kong, 2020.
https://t.co/YnQRcMFg0U
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An @OfficalPSHK reporter captured some incredible shots of this incident, in which a young schoolgirl was wrestled to the ground & pinned down by heavily-armed riot police.
Yet another addition to the endless line of damning inditements of the Hong Kong Police Force. twitter.com/JackHHazlewood…
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A young girl of school age was just cornered by riot police & proceeded to run away, before being viciously wrestled to the ground, kicked & pinned down by several police officers.
I wish I could say this isn’t normal in Hong Kong today, but it is.
Vid: HKUST student reporters
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Another view of the same incident, in which undercover police disguised as protestors drag a demonstrator by the legs, as other officers pepper spray a crowd of journalists. Plainclothes HK police officers regularly arrest protestors but rarely with this brutality. Vid: Telegram. twitter.com/rhokilpatrick/…
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HK’s first mass march in months is starting to turn as police begin to lose restraint, firing pepper balls at the feet of journalists. The day has been largely incident-free so far, with a few dozen arrested. Vid: Telegram.
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The first mass march in months is planned in HK tomorrow (9.6), with HK01 reporting 2000 officers will be deployed by the HK police. It has been heavily publicised - the march’s Telegram channel has 10k subscribers, & many hope it will mark the resumption of the #HongKongProtests
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Breaking: @JimmyLaiApple has been acquitted of intimidating a reporter from pro-Beijing Oriental Daily.
A truly ridiculous allegation made by an employee of a paper that is following Lai around the clock; Judge stated defendant was not a credible witness
hk.appledaily.com/local/20200903…
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Shocking dispatch by a HK Doctor:
“The HK police stormed hospitals where protesters are receiving medical treatment to make arrests, irrespective of the medical state of their targets [...] police have intimidated, attacked & even arrested my colleagues”. independent.co.uk/voices/hong-ko…
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Chinese state media Global Times is claiming ytd’s assault of a pregnant woman by the HK Police may have been “staged” by democrats to “smear police with claims of “brutal” law enforcement”.
No mention on how the police could have, like, not assaulted a visibly pregnant woman.
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More horrifying video emerging on Telegram of the pregnant woman who was pushed to the ground by the HK Police in Mong Kok tonight. The man in black trying to protect her is her husband. Excruciating just to watch.
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Horrendous images & video emerging of a pregnant woman being pushed to the ground by the HK police in MK. Her husband berates officers on-scene while police used pepper spray to hold back reporters & bystanders. Excruciating cries in the video. Pics: @studioincendo, Cupid News. t.co/Y140UggVPP
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On the anniversary of the 8.31 Prince Edward attack, the Taikoo Community Concern Group has bought a full page ad on Apple Daily’s A1. Another ad reads ‘8.31: an indelible memory’ - a seminal day in the #HongKongProtests in which confidence in the HK Police was further shattered.
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China’s coast guard captured 12 HKers fleeing to Taiwan on a speedboat because of a tip-off from the Hong Kong Police Force, according to an Apple Daily source.
Police chief Chris Tang had denied the HKPF had any involvement in the immediate aftermath.
hk.appledaily.com/us/20200829/U3…
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The arrest of 12 HKers fleeing by boat to Taiwan might have huge consequences for others charged under the National Security Law. It could be used to deny bail in future to ppl arrested under the NSL (granted in all but one case so far) on the pretext others attempted to flee.
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Breaking: The admin of ‘SUCK Channel’, one of the most popular Telegram channels among HK protestors & supporters with over 100,000 subscribers, was reportedly arrested in the early hours of the morning. No confirmation has been posted in the channel yet.
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After the 🇨🇳 Coast Guard announced they arrested 12 people on a boat 80 miles from HK (fleeing to Taiwan), it’s being widely reported that Andy Li, arrested under the National Security Law 3 weeks ago, was onboard. Gives a sense of the utter desperation. hk01.com/%E6%94%BF%E6%8…
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Spoke with @Jake_Hanrahan for the @PopularFrontCO podcast on the National Security Law, Beijing’s attempt to crush all dissent in Hong Kong, and where the protests could be heading long term.
> podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a-s…
> patreon.com/popularfront
Our doc: youtu.be/MWh_EXPj9JI
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The intended private prosecution of senior British officers in the HK Police has launched a public call for evidence.
Witnesses & evidence is being sought of:
- Assault in police custody (警署警暴)
- The CITIC Tower incident (中信大廈)
聯絡方法請見: facebook.com/13167591169070… twitter.com/lukedepulford/…
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Arrested under the nat sec law, @JimmyLaiApple is still in good spirits:
“Tell us, you had some visitors to your house Monday morning?”
[...]
Jimmy: “None of them spoke Mandarin so I was kind of settled down a little bit, I knew that I wouldn’t be sent to China at least” t.co/krb4V0Jqtg
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Wrote this for @ForeignPolicy on Beijing’s fusion of inherited colonial institutions in the Hong Kong police with the Leninist hardware of the mainland to resurrect (in bastardised form) the colonial administration’s elite police unit, Special Branch. foreignpolicy.com/2020/08/11/hon…
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For anyone wondering, Wilson has been bailed & is safe & in good spirits. twitter.com/wilsonlicc/sta…
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Breaking: U.S. Dept of the Treasury announces sanctions against HK & Chinese government officials including Chief Executive Carrie Lam, HK Police chief Chris Tang & 🇨🇳 Liaison Office Director Luo Huining, citing the National Security Law & HR violations.
treasury.gov/resource-cente… twitter.com/SecPompeo/stat…
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Citing police sources, Oriental Daily (東方日報/on.cc) reports the HK Police are wanting 6 pro-democracy activists in exile (incl. @nathanlawkc, @Ray_WongHKI & Honcques Laus) on national security offences, including inciting secession & colluding with FF.
hk.on.cc/hk/bkn/cnt/new…
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Breaking: HK Chief Executive Carrie Lam confirms the HK government will invoke emergency laws to unprecedentedly postpone September's Legislative Council election by an entire year. Pandemic cited, but the real reason is pro-Beijing parties are set for a crushing defeat.
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HK01: HK CE Carrie Lam will deliver a press conference at 6pm & announce the Legislative Council election will be postponed for an entire year. RTHK & SCMP also reporting the same.
Pandemic cited, but real reason is pro-Beijing parties face annihilation.
hk01.com/%E6%94%BF%E6%8…
前蘋果日報專欄作家. Words/investigations @TheSundayTimes @Telegraph @TheEconomist @ForeignPolicy @Australian etc, docs @PopularFront_