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Extradition campaign update: France 🇫🇷 won't ratify Hong Kong's Extradition Agreement.
This is a very welcome step, although the existing French extradition treaty with mainland China remains a serious cause for concern. twitter.com/AFP/status/129…
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Analysis: Why Hong Kong's decision to suspend the Legislative Council elections is unnecessary, & an assault on freedoms.
Other countries w/ higher reported daily COVID case numbers & total COVID cases show that elections can be safely held.
Read more: hongkongwatch.org/all-posts/2020…
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Singapore successfully held an election despite having higher daily and total case numbers.
We are concerned that the Hong Kong Government are using public health as a pretext to stall the democratic process. twitter.com/StuartKLau/sta…
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We are delighted to announce that @benedictrogers will be joining our staff team as Chief Executive Officer from 28 September!
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"The Chinese Ambassador's comments are Orwellian, standing truth on its head. It is China who have flagrantly violated international law."
"The UK should consider Magnitsky sanctions."
@benedictrogers speaking on BBC World today.
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Statement by @DominicRaab on DQ:
"It is clear they have been disqualified because of their political views, undermining the integrity of ‘One Country, Two Systems’ and the rights and freedoms guaranteed in the Joint Declaration and Hong Kong’s Basic Law."
gov.uk/government/new…
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NEW: 69 @ipacglobal parliamentarians from 17 countries attacked the disqualification of Hong Kong democratic legislators.
"The decision to disqualify democratic candidates elections represent an unacceptable obstruction of the democratic process in Hong Kong". twitter.com/ipacglobal/sta…
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Patten: "This is an outrageous political purge of HK's democrats. The National Security law is being used to disenfranchise the majority of HK's citizens.”
“It is obviously now illegal to believe in democracy, although this was what Beijing promised..."
hongkongwatch.org/all-posts/2020…
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News of mass disqualifications of democrats taking place today in Hong Kong. The Hong Kong government have today disenfranchised the majority of the population by barring the representatives who receive the lion's share of the vote. twitter.com/alvinllum/stat…
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The speed with which Beijing are using this law to make arrests is alarming. These charges are vaguely defined and carry disproportionate sentencing. twitter.com/jooeysiiu/stat…
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Other countries show that the cancellation of elections on public health grounds is unnecessary.
HK's daily recorded cases is lower than comparable numbers in Poland & Singapore recorded when they held elections.
Read our in-depth analysis here: hongkongwatch.org/all-posts/2020…
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This is a serious blow to Hong Kong's academic freedom. twitter.com/hkfp/status/12…
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Our international lifeboat campaign calls on democratic partners to offer an insurance policy to any Hong Konger that needs it.
Success so far: 🇬🇧🇹🇼🇦🇺
We are pushing EU, US, Japan, Canada and New Zealand to join them. 🇪🇺🇺🇸🇨🇦🇯🇵🇳🇿
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Hong Kong's national security law is a significant blow to freedom of expression, creating a culture of self-censorship and fear. Publishing is only one of the industries where the chilling effect is being felt.
ft.com/content/f1352a…
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.@hk_watch and @ipacglobal have been part of a global campaign to call for an end to extradition treaties with HK.
Success so far: 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 🇦🇺 🇨🇦
We are at 92% of our crowdfunding target. Donate so we can keep supporting HK on the international frontline: justgiving.com/campaign/hongk…
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We are grateful to immigration and human rights lawyer @Perseus852 for helping us compile this explainer on the new BNO policy.
Read more here: hongkongwatch.org/all-posts/2020…
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BREAKING: @pritipatel today announced the details of proposals for BNOs.
We welcome this move, which is generous & includes some provision for 18-23s. However, some questions remain unanswered & we will call for UK to ensure that the policy is streamlined for Hong Kongers. twitter.com/StuartKLau/sta…
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BREAKING: On 7/21, a cross-party group of 17 MPs sent an open letter to the Canadian PM @JustinTrudeau urging for sanctions to be applied against Hong Kong & Chinese officials involved in human rights abuse in the city.
We are pleased to have helped facilitate this. Read more 👇
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A year on from the Yuen Long tragedy, where triads were allowed to beat up citizens with impunity, here is a message from our Chair and co-founder @benedictrogers. twitter.com/benedictrogers…
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Thread on @DominicRaab statement:
He said @pritipatel will reveal BNO plan before summer recess, that border force will allow BNOs to enter UK in interim, and that the bespoke route will be ready by early 2021.
This is welcome, but we have concerns about 6 month delay. 1/3
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A “national security education” base to ensure Hong Kong students are sufficiently patriotic has been opened in the neighbouring mainland city of Shenzhen, Beijing said yesterday, barely three weeks after it imposed a draconian national security law.
thetimes.co.uk/edition/world/…
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Extradition Campaign update: Ireland are now reviewing their treaty with Hong Kong. 🇮🇪 @ipacglobal
thetimes.co.uk/article/china-…
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Priti Patel is considering extending a visa offer to HKers aged 18-23.
@Johnny_HKWatch said: “This age bracket is the obvious gap in the government’s policy. Yet they are the most vulnerable group and are at risk under the new draconian legislation.”
thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/v…
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BREAKING: @pritipatel says she is "actively looking" at measures to help 18-23s from Hong Kong do not hold by BNO status.
Thank you @GwynneMP for raising this question from our briefing. It's vital that young people - who are most vulnerable to the new law - are not left out. twitter.com/GwynneMP/statu…
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