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As thousands face imprisonment under harsh, draconian new National Security legislation, international solidarity is vital. But we cannot do this without you.
crowdfunder.co.uk/hongkongwatch
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"Why does this matter? The Communist party knows that if its historical narrative is challenged, it will find its legitimacy under threat. The shamelessness of this drive to erase the past should be a warning for the West," writes @Johnny_HKWatch
spectator.co.uk/article/the-pi…
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The National Security Law has torn apart the constitutional safeguards which made Hong Kong meaningfully autonomous. The British judges were providing a veneer of legitimacy for a compromised system, and 🇬🇧 is right to have taken steps to recall them. 👇
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This is a significant step forward today by the EU.
Carrie Lam's interview today shows the tangible power of Magnitsky legislation.
theguardian.com/world/2020/nov…
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Today is the final day of the Committee Stage of the Nationality and Borders Bill. Members of the House of Lords will be debating the BNO amendment which would allow Hong Kongers born after 1997 to access the BNO visa.
We expect speeches from @DavidAltonHL and Lord Patten.
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Today, the UK government updated its Immigration Rules to expand the BNO visa to young people from #HongKong.
Those born after the 1997 handover, with at least one BNO-status parent, will soon be able to apply for the BNO visa independently
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Important question from our international patron @GarnettGenuis.
When will Canada enact a lifeboat policy for Hong Kongers, and Magnitsky Sanctions?
@marcomendicino - we suggest a 'Young Talents scheme' like this: hongkongwatch.org/all-posts/2020… twitter.com/GarnettGenuis/…
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Important statement from the IPAC MPs.
"A once respected common law system has been reduced to a tool of the Chinese state." twitter.com/ipacglobal/sta…
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🐯🧧🇨🇦HKW Patron, Senator Leo Housakos @SenatorHousakos wishes you all good luck and fortune, and a Happy New Lunar Year.
#HappyLunarNewYear #YearOfTheTiger
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“If this is not just a technical malfunction, and Hong Kongers will no longer be able to access our website because of the National Security Law, then this is a serious blow to internet freedom," says @benedictrogers
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'The U.S. should consider sanctions against Hong Kong officials who own property overseas for their complicity in rights abuses in the territory, the non-profit Hong Kong Watch said in a report released today.' politico.com/newsletters/po…
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“Today Beijing has driven a dagger through the heart of Hong Kong’s legal system," says our CEO @benedictrogers
"Beijing has torn to shreds the Sino-British Joint Declaration, and it must not be allowed to do so with impunity" /
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"This is a truly outrageous incident & those responsible must face severe consequences...They should either face criminal prosecution or immediate expulsion", said @benedictrogers in response to the violence at the Chinese Consulate in Manchester
In full: hongkongwatch.org/all-posts/2022…
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🐯🧧 🇨🇦@JennyKwanBC MP wishes you all good luck, good health, and prosperity in the year of the Tiger.
#HappyLunarNewYear #YearOfTheTiger
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"Not content with just locking up political opponents and the media, Carrie Lam is now looking to purify thought in Hong Kong,” said @Johnny_HKWatch.
HK leaders urges teachers to monitor students' 'ideologies.' | @niccijsmith
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In the last month 23 Hong Kongers have gone to jail for their participation in peaceful protests. Other absurd prison sentences include 8 months for a cook who possessed 3 laser pens & an assistant professor given 3 months for chanting protest slogans. hongkongwatch.org/protest-prosec…
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NEW EPISODE of our CEO's interview series is out now.
Our pleasure to speak to Baroness @natalieben, former Leader of UK Green Party & co-chair of All Party Parliamentary Group for #HongKong.
Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=A1qQUk…
@benedictrogers #InConversationWithBenedictRogers
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"Seeking to peacefully participate in the democratic process is not a crime."
We are pleased to join @PENamerica, @hrw and others in this joint statement.
pen.org/hong-kong-huma…
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We condemn this unprecedented & vindictive sentencing (in abstentia) of the former pro-democracy lawmaker & activist in exile @tedhuichifung. Who was handed three & half years jail sentence today for his role in the anti-extradition bill protests in 2019. theguardian.com/world/2022/sep…
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"Don’t get me wrong – words are better than silence, and in regard to the dismantling of Hong Kong’s freedoms and the genocide of the Uyghurs, Mr Guterres' lips have been sealed."
@benedictrogers on the failures of @antonioguterres when it comes to HK. hk.appledaily.com/opinion/202104…
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"To have diplomats assaulting peaceful protestors on the streets of this country is outrageous. The perpetrators ... should all be expelled from this country, without delay," writes our CEO @benedictrogers in @Telegraph
telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/10/2…
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🐯🧧🇨🇦 Hon. Erin O'Toole MP @erinotoole wishes you all a happy, healthy, and prosperous Lunar New Year, and Kung Hei Fat Choi.
#HappyLunarNewYear #YearOfTheTiger
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