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"The irony is that two patrons of the organisation I co-founded and lead, Hong Kong Watch, have been sanctioned by Beijing, yet not a single Chinese or Hong Kong official has been sanctioned by Britain. It is surely time to rectify that." | @benedictrogers
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Important thread on why @jacindaardern should consider offering a pathway to citizenship for HK students.
UK BNO scheme doesn't cover under 23s, New Zealand should help plug the gap.
#Lifeboat twitter.com/SamGoodman22/s…
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FREE POLITICAL PRISONERS
Hong Kong Watch launches Political Prisoners campaign to spotlight political prisoners in Hong Kong and call for their release.
Full video message from our CEO @benedictrogers: youtube.com/watch?v=ipcpWp…
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🚨🚨In the House of Lords this evening, the government for the first time showed willingness to amend the BNO scheme for those born after 97.
"However, we have heard concerns raised, and are very sympathetic to the circs of children born on or after 1997 with BNO parents." 1/2
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The 612 Fund is facing a probe from the police under the National Security Law.
Founded in June 2019, the organisation supported thousands of protesters by providing legal assistance, psychological counselling and emergency monetary relief.
hongkongfp.com/2021/09/01/hon…
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In @HouseofCommons today 🇬🇧 Security Minister @TomTugendhat said that #BNOs “should be afforded the same protections, the same rights, and the same dignities as all British nationals everywhere.”
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As of January 6th 2022, #HK has 721 political prisoners, including 555 given custodial sentences and 166 detained pending trial. #FreeHKPoliticalPrisoners
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#FreeHKPoliticalPrisoners
Lam Cheuk-ting, Eddie Chu, Winnie Yu, Ventus Lau, Alvin Yeung.
Legally elected lawmakers or candidates for election, now behind bars.
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"There are many young people who want to leave Hong Kong even though their parents want to stay, and they should be welcome here."
Lord Hague, former British Foreign Secretary calls for extension of BNO to 18-25s and for British judges to pull out of HK.
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A sad day for civil society in Hong Kong. twitter.com/amnestyHK/stat…
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Important piece by John Cushnahan, former European Parliament Rapporteur on Hong Kong, on why Ireland should use its seat in the UN Security Council to push for more coordinated action on Hong Kong. newsletter.co.uk/news/opinion/j…
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Our co-founder and Chief Executive @benedictrogers faces charges under #HongKong's #NationalSecurityLaw if we do not remove our website - which of course we will not do.
We will be releasing a statement soon.
thetimes.co.uk/article/hong-k…
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Writing for the Diplomat, @benedictrogers lays out a three part strategy for the UK in response to the crackdown in Hong Kong:
1) Sanctions of individuals and key CCP-linked firms;
2) Coordinated international diplomacy;
3) Securing accountability
thediplomat.com/2021/03/after-…
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University of Hong Kong appears to remove Tiananmen Massacre monument in dead of night
hongkongfp.com/2021/12/23/bre…
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This is an appalling abuse of the right to peaceful assembly.
hongkongfp.com/2020/11/20/hon…
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Today, Hong Kong Watch @hk_watch is launching its #PressFreedom campaign to support local journalists in Hong Kong.
We call on the Hong Kong Government to release the former #Appledaily and #Standnews journalists in police custody awaiting trial
#FreeHKJournalists
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"With Beijing’s proposed changes to Hong Kong’s political system, in breach of the Basic Law and the Joint Declaration, no one holding office in either the legislative or executive branches can ever claim ‘legitimacy’ again," writes @benedictrogers.
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The website of U.K.-based human rights group Hong Kong Watch could not be accessed through some networks in the Chinese-ruled city, stoking concerns of internet censorship in the global financial hub, the organisation said.
reuters.com/world/china/ho…
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Hong Kong’s young journalists decry the ‘death of free press’
ft.com/content/5d3884…
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THREAD: The BNO scheme has now opened. The British Government deserve real credit for taking this step, but now must get integration right.
Civil society stands ready to offer welcome. (1/3)
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"If I were extradited to face charges, would I be tried by one of the British judges who continue to sit in Hong Kong's courts?"
@benedictrogers writing today for the Telegraph on facing charges under the National Security Law.
telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/03/1…
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"It is increasingly clear that President Xi and his acolytes in the Hong Kong SAR see the Basic Law as a lump of clay to be moulded, contorted, and broken apart as they see fit," says @benedictrogers commenting on the new oath of allegiance requirements.
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63 UK MPs today joined the campaign to #save12hkyouths
Read more: theguardian.com/world/2020/oct…
"This is a watershed case for Hong Kong, which will influence whether the extradition of pro-democracy activists to stand trial in the mainland becomes common."
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"We must not give in to the fear instilled by those that wish to kill the beauty of Hong Kong."
@LauraHarth drafted this op-ed for publication in Apple Daily. It was pulled following the mass arrests of senior editors, & so we have published it.
hongkongwatch.org/all-posts/2021…
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