926
Beijing continues its campaign of targeting foreign journalists in Hong Kong, by weaponizing works visas as part of growing tensions with the international community. Under the National Security Law, Hong Kong is increasingly no longer an open international city. twitter.com/tomgrundy/stat…
927
Disturbing to hear that @HSBC is preventing executives at Next Media, a well known publisher of pro-democracy publications from accessing their credit cards and personal bank accounts in Hong Kong. We hope @DominicRaab will summon HSBC executives in the UK to discuss the matter. twitter.com/TMclaughlin3/s…
928
Our Chair @benedictrogers on today's arrests "As the Justice Secretary & the Hong Kong Police attempt to bend the rule of law out of all recognisable shape, the international community must stand with pro-democracy lawmakers and activists in Hong Kong." hongkongwatch.org/all-posts/2020…
929
The Chinese Foreign Minister refuses a request to meet with Dutch parliamentarians to discuss the crisis in Hong Kong, amongst other issues. twitter.com/ipacglobal/sta…
930
Hong Kong authorities have once again bent the rule of law out of all proportion to punish pro-democracy lawmakers for 2019 Yuen Long protests, while allowing violent thugs who assaulted passengers at Yuen Long to get off scot-free. bbc.co.uk/news/world-asi…
931
Hong Kong is rapidly coming under the direct control of the Chinese Communist Party, it’s surveillance state, and draconian punishments, which threaten the future for students’ freedom of intellectual inquiry and expression. The world must act in defence of Hong Kong's autonomy.
932
Our chair @benedictrogers quoted in @HongKongFP “It is increasingly clear that the CCP plans not only to silence dissent on the streets but also in the classroom by censoring textbooks, purging academics, and sending students for patriotic 're-education'." hongkongfp.com/2020/08/23/con…
933
Today @nathanlawkc & 19 UK parliamentarians have written to @DominicRaab @foreignoffice to call for the UK to join the US Gov in enacting targeted Magnitsky sanctions on Hong Kong and Chinese officials guilty of human rights abuses. hongkongwatch.org/all-posts/2020…
934
'Hong Kong’s common law has traditionally allowed defendants to seek release unless prosecutors can show lawful grounds for their detention. But the burden is now placed on the defendant, under the National Security Law drafted by Beijing' reuters.com/article/us-hon…
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Yet another case of the Secretary of Justice abusing her power to protect individuals who are alleged to have injured pro-democracy protestors, and eroding the rule of law in Hong Kong in the process. twitter.com/krislc/status/…
936
Yet another example of the steady erosion of the rule of law in Hong Kong. It is increasingly clear that the Justice Secretary is only interested in bending the law to punish political opponents and protect police officers guilty of human rights abuses. twitter.com/rthk_enews/sta…
937
“Canada should work with other like-minded countries to coordinate a global response to the situation in Hong Kong”. “This is an idea put forward by seven former British foreign secretaries,” said @benedictrogers at 🇨🇦 Parliamentary hearing.
theepochtimes.com/canada-should-…
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Co-founder @AileenCalverley testified at the 🇨🇦 Canadian Parliament and said: “For Hong Kong it’s five minutes to midnight. We hope the Canadian government will play its part and have the courage to enact sanctions,”
nationalpost.com/news/politics/…
939
The arrest of young activists for their facilitation of an electoral observation mission is absurd. The EOM took place in November. The NSL is not supposed to be retroactive. The activists should be immediately released. twitter.com/Stand_with_HK/…
940
.@benedictrogers: "Britain and other like-minded allies must now follow the United States in imposing targeted Magnitsky sanctions against senior Hong Kong government and police officials and Chinese Communist Party leaders."
capx.co/press-freedom-…
941
In light of further arrests under the National Security Law, we are calling democracies around the world to follow the example of the US and introduce Magnitsky sanctions on Hong Kong officials who violate human rights.
See our Magnitsky campaign: hongkongwatch.org/magnitsky-sanc…
942
Today's arrests, which are in clear breach of human rights, are part of a purge which is designed to stoke fear and silence dissent. twitter.com/galileocheng/s…
943
We welcome this initiative to hold individual British-born police officers serving in the Hong Kong Police Force accountable under UK law.
Justice must be done and impunity for such horrific violence by the Hong Kong Police Force must end. twitter.com/hkfp/status/12…
944
Patten: Jimmy Lai and his colleagues' arrests are "the most outrageous assault yet on what is left of Hong Kong's free press. The arrests will be regarded as another large step towards turning Hong Kong into a replica of Beijing's police state."
hongkongwatch.org/all-posts/2020…
945
This is a deeply disturbing development, the arrest of @JimmyLaiApple the founder of @appledaily_hk on charges of 'collusion with foreign powers' demonstrates once again the arbitrary, absurd, and draconian nature of the National Security Law. twitter.com/StuartKLau/sta…
946
This is a welcome and important milestone in the campaign for the international community to stand up for Hong Kong. For too long Carrie Lam and CCP officials have been able to act with impunity, suspending freedoms and violating human rights. hongkongwatch.org/all-posts/2020…
947
This would be a huge and welcome development. Hong Kong Watch has consistently been campaigning for Carrie Lam and other party officials in Hong Kong to be subject to Magnitsky targeted sanctions for their violation of human rights in the city: hongkongwatch.org/magnitsky-sanc… twitter.com/alvinllum/stat…
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HKW Chair and co-founder @benedictrogers latest piece describes the courageous work a band of advocates, campaigners, and organisations undertook to convince UK parliamentarians this week to call for sanctions against Hong Kong officials guilty of human rights abuses. twitter.com/appledaily_hk/…
949
The postponement of the LegCo elections is totally unnecessary and an assault on freedoms.
When Singapore held their elections, their daily case number was 4 times higher than Hong Kong's is currently. The Hong Kong Government should reconsider their decision.
950
It is unacceptable the way that the Public Order Ordinance is once more being abused to facilitate the arrests of pro-democracy activists. twitter.com/XinqiSu/status…
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