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Thank you so much @NikkeiAsia & @michan_hk for featuring "Freedom." It's indeed a timely reminder to our world how fragile freedoms are and what we need to do to safeguard them.
Books: Hong Kong's cautionary tale for freedom asia.nikkei.com/Life-Arts/Life…
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The disgusting comment from @chamath , claiming that he and "nobody" cares about what's happening to the Uyghurs.
It's just shameless. It's much more than "lack of empathy" - it's cold blood. twitter.com/EnesFreedom/st…
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My advice to organizations with BNO fundings: you SHOULD NOT outreach to Chinese Embassy or relevant institutions to promote your courses or events.
Hongkongers have no trust in these orgs. Instead, the best way is to approach local Hongkonger social media groups or platforms.
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I've been overwhelmed by all the positive reviews I received on my book "freedom." This review from @melissakchan is one of the most heartfelt and touching.
The exiled Hong Kong activist makes a case for fighting global authoritarianism in a new book. foreignpolicy.com/2022/01/15/nat…
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//“I still want to be a reporter from the bottom of my heart. I’m not afraid to sit in prison. But how about the people who work with me? Will they sit in, too, because of my work? ”//
‘We fought the good fight’: journalists in Hong Kong reel from assault theguardian.com/world/2022/jan…
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In London, Bristol, Manchester, and many cities that Hongkongers congregate in the UK, rallies were held to express solidarity with journalists in Hong Kong and support press freedom.
We are here to remind everyone how fragile freedoms are and the need to defend them by actions.
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Independent news outlets in Hong Kong are closing down one by one. The government is abusing a draconian colonial law that has not been used for more than FIVE decades to prosecute journalists. Please support press freedom in Hong Kong.
#StandwithHongKong
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//“They are making it illegal to do honest reporting,”said Nathan Law,“If you ‘incite hatred’ to the government by reporting truthful news, you are also subject to this law, which means you can only talk about the positive side of the government now. ”//
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//many of us are unable to imagine the life of worrying that, on every single morning, 6:00 a.m., there would be a group of police knocking on your door, and you will be taken away. Possibly, you stay in prison for years before you can come back...//
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8. Margaret Ng, a former legislator and well respected barrister. She is 73 and continues to campaign for a better judicial system in Hong Kong. Many political campaigners see her as a role model and the most powerful voice to preserve our values.
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9. Many more are facing political suppression, and we must extend our support to them as much as we can. Please spread the word on the erosion of freedom in HK. It's our beloved home, and it was once the freest city in Asia. Now, everything we were once proud of are gone. -END
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7. Let's not forget who are arrested. Denise Ho, a Hong Kong canto-pop diva who has been very vocal on LGBTQI rights and social justice. She could have lived a prosperous and fancy life if she had stayed silent. But she didn't. Wealth cannot buy out one's faith and values.
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6. I hope it does not create a domino effect that other smaller independent outlets also disband. The only thing I want the world to do is to publish. To publish about Hong Kong. To publish about the brave journalists that risk so much. We can do something for Hong Kong.
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5. Then we must ask: what's left in Hong Kong's press freedom? What does journalism mean if journalists cannot report what the government does not like? It will only become propaganda. And propaganda is the opposite of press freedom.
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4. The police held a press conference and explained that as long as the articles trigger hatred towards the government, whether it's a news piece or a blogger's opinion post, it could violate the law. It means that gov's scandals and problems are not allowed to be exposed.
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3. It's a colonial law so draconian that the British colonial government ended up abandoning it. The HKG reversed the trend and used it to arrest journalists arbitrarily. Seven former and current editors and board members are arrested, with more than 200 police raid their office.
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1.After the Apple Daily closure, Stand News became the largest free media in Hong Kong. Today, we have witnessed another forced closure with a number of arrests. The message Beijing sends is clear: report in the way that we allow, or end up in jail.
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2. In mainland China, all media outlets are controlled by party branches. Now, this trend is extended to Hong Kong. What's worth noticing is the charge the government used -- "conspiracy to publish seditious publications." It has never been used for more than five decades.
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When free press is the focal point of human rights discussion this year, CCP keeps charging journalists and media that dare to challenge them and speak the truth. Among many others, the arrests of Denise Ho, Margaret Ng are prime examples. RELEASE THEM!
theguardian.com/world/2021/dec…
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The #PillarOfShame is removed, while memory lives.
We must remember what happened on June 4th, 1989.
#TiananmenMassacre twitter.com/XinqiSu/status…
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Publishing #Freedom means a lot to me. I’ve been trying different ways to raise awareness for the Hong Kong protests. Depicting it from personal insight and making it easy to read for international audiences has always been part of the goals -- “Freedom” indeed achieved it.
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The "fake election" of Hong Kong made it to the headlines. Less than a quarter of the seats in legislature are voted among ALL pro-Beijing candidates.
The boycott from Hong Kong people shows there's no mandate to this legislature. Beijing is unhappy.
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We're not helping govt to redefine democracy.
//Despite the ubiquitous advertisements from the government, election sentiment in the public has never felt so low.
People do not want to vote for a rubber-stamp chamber and pretend everything is all right.//
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Let’s hope for a better year ahead of us
Nathan Law ‘21 M.A.
@Yale
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“Candidates are thoroughly screened by political police and they had to have support from pro-Beijing politicians. The popularly elected seats have drastically reduced to only 20％. We should not give any legitimacy to this election by voting.”
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Youngest lawmaker of #HongKong. Activist. Exiled in London. Author of Freedom.
Founder @HKDC_US @HKUC_UK @hongkongmarch @demosisto (disbanded)
#TIME100