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Thanks @SKinnock! Always proud to have you standing with Hong Kong. twitter.com/SKinnock/statu…
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The voices of HKers are everywhere. We need to hold the Chinese Communist Party accountable for its human rights violations. We need to preserve our culture, identity, and universal values as they are the most powerful weapons against tyrannies.
#StandWithHongKong
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Today, 500 political police raided Apple Daily, the most critical newspaper in Hong Kong. The editor-in-chief is arrested for “collusion with foreign forces.”
Independent journalism in HK is a crime and threatens China's "national security." How fragile is the country?
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Honoured to be part of the #EconFutureOfDemocracy forum.
The event is being broadcast on Thursday, June 24th 2021 - 9 am EDT / 2 pm BST / 3 pm CEST.
For registration: bit.ly/3v5REJA
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This is a landmark case. The most vocal Hong Kong newspaper Apple Daily is forced to close, and its owner and directors face Nationa Security Law charges.
Press freedom is gone.
Hong Kong’s Apple Daily could shut at weekend unless accounts are unblocked theguardian.com/world/2021/jun…
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"The high commissioner criticized the application of China’s National Security Law in Hong Kong. She noted this was having a chilling impact on the territory’s civic and democratic space. "
@mbachelet
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"Help from the international community is also needed — there is too much at stake in Hong Kong for the rest of the world to turn a blind eye. "
Beijing's battle to crush Hong Kong's final freedoms spectator.co.uk/article/beijin… via @spectator
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This is one of the most disgusting attacks on press freedom. Apple Daily is murdered by the Chinese Communist Party because it supports democratic movement.
HK pro-democracy paper Apple Daily announces closure bbc.co.uk/news/world-asi…
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1. Most of you may not understand how dreadful the closure of Apple Daily means to Hong Kong. Not only to its journalistic landscape, but also to the people and the city itself. This is their last day. They are going to print 1 million copies tomorrow to commerate the fight.
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2. The parent company of Apple Daily, Next Digital Limited, is a listed company. The govt forced a listed company to close itself in a matter of days, though signs have been there for months.
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3. By arresting executives, journalists and freezing the asserts, the companies cannot pay their staffers, and staffers are afraid of being arrested. The paper with a history of 26 years is gone. The companies and the arresstees are not even trialed yet.
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4. Apple Daily is a popular newspaper. It ranked 3rd most credible newspaper in the latest poll by a university research institute. People supporting democracy support them as well. Apple daily is murdered by an authoritarian regime, with the latest weaponized legal state.
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5. More than 1000 workers lost their jobs. A charity operated by Apple Daily that subsidizes underprivileged patients to pay for expensive patent drugs is also closed immediately. They lost all fundings. People lost more than a news channel that dares to speak differently.
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6. Supporters vowed their support to the paper outside its building on its last day. It's a heartbreaking scene, and the govt singlehanded created this tragedy. CCP does not tolerate truth and independent journalism. They crush our civil society, our proud tradition.
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7. We are saddened, but we won't give up. I will continue the work in the diasporic community, with supporting more on reporting on the ground and preserving its culture. Hope all of you are also supporting the struggles of Hong Kong people as well.
#StandWithHongKong
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The experiences of Apple Daily reflect the efforts of the Chinese government to replicate the mainland's media climate on the island. This was clearly shown in the 2021 Press Freedom Index, in which Hong Kong fell from 54th to 80th globally.
spectator.co.uk/article/beijin…
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An important thread to understand China's propaganda. twitter.com/jeffykao/statu…
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Thank you @GianniVernetti, former Italian Senator and currently a columnist at La Repubblica for publishing the story of myself and Apple Daily. We are connected to the world.
Nathan Law: “Hong Kong lo dimostra, Pechino è inaffidabile” repubblica.it/esteri/2021/06… via @repubblica
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Winston has been a force of good in helping Hong Kong people in the UK and voicing support to the democratic movement. Really thankful for his commitment to helping the people in need.
#StandwithHongKong twitter.com/prcmarshall/st…
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An excellent and comprehensive report on how the Chinese Communist Party dismantled Hong Kong's civil society and individual rights. A must-read.
Dismantling a Free Society: Hong Kong One Year after the National Security Law hrw.org/node/379021
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Yet people in China never vote for their leaders. Oppositions are quashed. Muslim minorities are persecuted and crosses are burnt. That’s how shameless CCP is — falsifying everything. twitter.com/ChineseEmbinUK…
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See you guys in a few hours! twitter.com/Stand_with_HK/…
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“Normally, the first of July was a showcase of civil society and big crowds of Hong Kong people. But today, you can only see a Hong Kong that is being silenced.”
Thanks @joshrogin!
The Chinese Communist Party’s anniversary is Hong Kong’s funeral washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/…
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One of the most high-profile podcasts I have done, and one of the most impressive one. Thank @DavidAltonHL for making this possible. Hongkongers' voices should be heard by people who believe in democracy.
#StandWithHongKong twitter.com/davidaxelrod/s…
Youngest lawmaker of #HongKong. Activist. Exiled in London. Author of Freedom.
Founder @HKDC_US @HKUC_UK @hongkongmarch @demosisto (disbanded)
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