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//#Freedom introduces concepts like civil resistance, democracy, and the rule of law through the lens of real world experience. … Law offers the perspective of somebody who has actually lived through it. This looks like a great read for anybody looking for inspiration.// twitter.com/DemParadox/sta…
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The way police uses excessive force is unacceptable.
#FreeHongKong twitter.com/__datt/status/…
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The police is arresting reporters now. Serious censorship. twitter.com/tomgrundy/stat…
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English podcast on HK politics with insiders' views:
Check out 'WHAT'S UP IN HONG KONG?", produced by fomer lawmaker @ChuHoiDick and Australian born Hong Konger Matthew Chapple.
🍏 Apple Podcast: apple.co/3rMIyRB
🍎 Google Podcast: bit.ly/3huFKE8
#StandwithHK
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De manier waarop China onze vrijheden afpakt is een vorm van herkolonisatie
Nathan Law, gevlucht uit Hongkong: ‘Ik ben al drie keer verhuisd. Nooit zal ik zeggen dat ik veilig ben’ nrc.nl/nieuws/2020/12…
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Heartbroken when I saw this. They are here to save lives, no matter which side are you from, and protected from any violences. Some international obligations are being violated.
#FreeHongKong #FreedomHK
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Meeting with Russian officials, CCP's no.3 official expressed China's support on "important issues." He said it's Russia's national security interest to take "appropriate measures" regarding the Ukraine situation, and China provides support accordingly.
newsweek.com/china-russia-u…
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NYT picture of the year 2019: Hong Kong Protests.
//In 2019 the news played out on the streets, with protests from Hong Kong to Venezuela, to France, Britain and Chile.//
nyti.ms/2PBKbR9
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//...two of whose directors waved Chinese communist flags and denied the Uyghur genocide.The Monitoring Group has received up to £55,000 a year from The Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) via the Catch anti-hate partnership.//
telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/03/1…
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Pretty much sums up everything. Now the government is launching emergency law, bypassing all the legislative Routine(which they are already controlling it), and ready to make Hong Kong another XinJiang.
For us, we resist no matter what.
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4. You got it right — anyone who opposes govt's bill in Hong Kong now can be seen as violating NSL. Same as chanting certain slogans and showing some signs. Laws are weaponized to suppress the most basic human rights in Hong Kong. Freedom of expression has been quashed.
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3. The logic of the arrests is as follows: democratic figures participate in a primary, the primary aims at getting a majority in council and blocking government's bills if necessary, and this act is a subversive act because it obstructs the operation of the government.
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Evidence of a failed state: toilet paper became a target of robbery. twitter.com/XinqiSu/status…
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Dictators form alliance and aid each other.
Chinese exports to Russia of microchips and other electronic components and raw materials, some with military applications, have increased since Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine wsj.com/articles/chine… via @WSJ
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//At a press conference in the Swiss Alpine town of Davos on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum, Trump said “we would like to see we can do something” about the issues in China and Hong Kong.//
theepochtimes.com/trump-hong-kon… via @EpochTimes
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If China cracks down on Hong Kong, it will only hurt itself
asia.nikkei.com/Opinion/If-Chi…
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Extremely appalling.
Myanmar junta condemned for execution of 4 democracy activists reuters.com/world/asia-pac…
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5. There are specific judges and courts arranged for the NSL cases. Needless to say, these judges are handpicked by Beijing and mostly serving CCP's interest. Bails can be denied at a shallow threshold. They can face up to life-long imprisonment or being extradited to China.
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CNN interview：Say no to the Hong Kong Extradition Law Amendment
If this law is passed, Hong Kong is no longer the safe harbor that guarantees our freedom and liberty.
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Senator @HawleyMO, I share the same confusion with you: I don’t understand what the hold up is. The #HongKong Act should be passed immediately. twitter.com/jeffreychngo/s…
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한국의 30~40년 전 민주화 운동은 홍콩 사람들에게 깊은 감명을 줬습니다. ‘택시운전사’와 같이 한국의 민주 항쟁을 담은 영화는 홍콩 사람들을 울렸습니다. 이런 한국이 최근 코로나19 확진 환자 수의 급격한 증가로 어려움을 겪고 있다고 들었습니다. 홍콩 사람들은 한국 사람들과 함께할 겁니다.🇰🇷
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Only making the conflict worse. twitter.com/joshuawongcf/s…
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Things are getting REALLY REALLY BAD.
China coronavirus: travel ban issued for residents of Wuhan scmp.com/news/china/soc…
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2. In 2015, a bookseller who sold sensitive books in Hong Kong was kidnapped in Thailand by the Chinese authority and brought back to China. For now, he is still in jail. The Thai government seemed tacitly allowing this incident.
Youngest lawmaker of #HongKong. Activist. Exiled in London. Author of Freedom.
Founder @HKDC_US @HKUC_UK @hongkongmarch @demosisto (disbanded)
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