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New #HongKongWatch Report claims press freedom in #HongKong is "being dismantled" and calls for international action to protect journalists
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"Free media in Hong Kong has been almost completely dismantled by the government crackdown, clearing the market for an expanded pro-Beijing and state-owned media sector, a new report has said"
Our new report - to be released today
#InTheFiringLine
theguardian.com/world/2022/apr…
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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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Our new report "Patriots Only" released today, finds that 9 HK officials & 12 "patriotic" lawmakers & their families have property overseas, including in 🇬🇧 +🇺🇸+🇨🇦+🇦🇺+🇫🇷+🇯🇵. It is well past time these countries #audited the assets of #HK officials as a pathway to #sanctions.
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⚖️Tam Tak-chi, is the first person to be prosecuted for sedition under the colonial-era sedition law, which has recently seen a revival from the national security police as part of its ongoing crackdown on human rights in #HK.
#FreeHKPoliticalPrisoners #FreeTamTakChi
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"When John Lee is sworn in as its next chief executive, Hong Kong’s transition from “Asia’s World City” to “Asia’s Police State” will be complete," writes our CEO @benedictrogers in a new oped
Hong Kong's thuggish new leader will complete police state ucanews.com/news/hong-kong…
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“Hong Kong Watch is working with lawmakers to introduce audit powers, which will allow the government to audit the Canadian assets of #HK officials and their families.” @jooeysiiu
#sanctions
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Today, the Hong Kong national security police arrested Allan Au, a veteran #HK journalist, for allegedly conspiring to publish seditious materials under colonial-era sedition laws.
#FreeAllanAu
#FreeHKPoliticalPrisoners
#FreeHKJournalists
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Hong Kong Watch mourns and pays tribute to our Patron David Kilgour
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Following being targeted by the NSL, our CEO @benedictrogers has written to 11 🇪🇺 countries that continue to have #extradition treaties with 🇭🇰/🇨🇳. This includes 🇧🇪,🇮🇹,🇫🇷,🇪🇸, 🇵🇹,🇬🇷, 🇨🇾,🇨🇿,🇧🇬,🇷🇴, & 🇱🇹. hongkongwatch.org/all-posts/2022…
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"If Putin’s actions in Ukraine woke us up to the potential irrationality of authoritarian leaders, Xi’s actions in Hong Kong should wake the world up to the fact that he means what he says."
By @Johnny_HKWatch and @denniswhkwok
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"There is a grim irony that Lam used 'WeConnect' as a campaign slogan.
Hong Kong, under Lam's watch, moved from a flawed pluralist state to one where all the opposition were now in jail, exile or on trial."
@Johnny_HKWatch
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⚖️Hong Kong Watch calls for the release of all Hong Kong Journalists
#FreePatrickLam #釋放林紹桐
#FreeHKJournalists #釋放所有新聞工作者
#FreeHKPoliticalPrisoners #釋放所有政治犯
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NEW: UK Government has published its new six-monthly report on Hong Kong. Robust tone taken by @trussliz in the foreword. Thread 1/
"In less than two years, China's National Security Law in Hong Kong has seen opposition stifled and dissent criminalised." assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/upl…
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"According to two population polls, 36.4 and 45.6 per cent of the city's population of around seven million had participated in the movement by August 2019 and May 2020, respectively."
Insightful analysis of Hong Kong's protest movement.
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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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Our co-founder and Chief Executive @benedictrogers "remains defiant."
Neither himself nor his team will be “intimidated into silence.”
“On the contrary, we will redouble our efforts to shine a light on the deteriorating situation in #HongKong"
foreignpolicy.com/2022/03/29/chi…
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⚖️Hong Kong Watch calls for the release of all Hong Kong Journalists
#FreeChungPuiKuen #釋放鍾沛權
#FreeHKJournalists #釋放所有新聞工作者
#FreeHKPoliticalPrisoners #釋放所有政治犯
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Our co-founder and Chief Executive @benedictrogers spoke tonight at this online prayer gathering for #HongKong and #Ukraine
"We will not be silenced," he said.
【🇬🇧 🇺🇸 🇭🇰 🇨🇦英美港加聯】再見加西 為香港及烏克蘭祈禱 這九個月 皆因有您 youtu.be/EUUeGNjCKWg via @YouTube
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🇬🇧Alistair Carmichael MP, Patron of Hong Kong Watch, the Liberal Democrats' Home Affairs spokesperson, and Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on #HongKong, said:
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⚖️Hong Kong Watch calls for the release of all Hong Kong Journalists
#FreeFungWaiKong #釋放馮偉光
#FreeHKJournalists #釋放所有新聞工作者
#FreeHKPoliticalPrisoners #釋放所有政治犯
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🇬🇧Sarah Champion MP @SarahChampionMP, a Labour MP, Patron of Hong Kong Watch and Chair of the House of Commons International Development Committee, says: "As a Patron of @hk_watch I applaud our team for their dedication and commitment. I know they will not be silenced."
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Our co-founder and CEO @benedictrogers responds in this important thread to the latest attack by Ta Kung Pao in #HongKong. twitter.com/benedictrogers…
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Our CEO @benedictrogers' latest oped:
"I doubt I will ever go to jail or be fined, & that’s not what this is about. It is about a point of principle. Are we determined to defend our freedoms?...On these questions, our entire future hangs"
theepochtimes.com/hong-kong-watc… via @EpochTimes
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