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24/11 LIVE WEBINAR: “Magnitsky-styled Sanctions - A Tool For International Community To Address Human Rights Violations in Hong Kong”.
23:00 HKT｜15:00 GMT｜10:00 EST.
Please join us. Register:
hongkongwatch.org/event-registra…
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Today is 3 months since 12 HK youths were detained in China. They have not been heard from since. They must not be forgotten.
#save12hkyouths
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Op-Ed by @benedictrogers in Apple Daily - hongkongwatch.org/all-posts/2020…
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On 12 November, @marcomendicino announced a new Canadian lifeboat scheme for Hong Kongers.
In this explainer we break down its 3 parts:
1. Young talents
2. Asylum
3. Family Reunification
The scheme has been designed to complement the BNO policy 👇
hongkongwatch.org/all-posts/2020…
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In the House of Commons today, @GeraintDaviesMP urged the Foreign Secretary to immediately enact Magnitsky sanctions and to further examine capital flows from the City of London to mainland China via Hong Kong.
Pressure is building for the @DominicRaab to enact sanctions.
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"@benedictrogers wrote an article for the 20th anniversary of the handover of HK. An MP contacted him beforehand to alert him about lobbying from CCP to ask him to pull the piece, raising questions of how Chinese authorities knew the article was coming."
bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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Important op-ed by Lord Owen, the former UK Foreign Secretary on the need for Britain to take a central role in "a coordinated democratic alliance" against Beijing's encroachment in Hong Kong.
thetimes.co.uk/article/chinas…
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Today it was announced that the #hk12 will face prosecution in Shenzhen courts.
None of the demands of the #save12HKyouths campaign have yet been met, and we reiterate our support for these calls. Read our statement: hongkongwatch.org/all-posts/2020…
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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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New: "In Conversation with Benedict Rogers", our honour to have Jimmy Lai who told us how he was 'smuggled' on a fishing boat from China to Hong Kong at the age of 12 and the reason why he keeps fighting to save-guard the values of the free world today. youtube.com/watch?v=SWaw7_…
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"@lukedepulford of the British organisation Hong Kong Watch posted a film of an excerpt from Ms Lam’s interview on Twitter, and wrote: “Note to those who don’t believe ... sanctions work. The best 56 seconds of this week.”"
thetimes.co.uk/edition/world/…
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Great to see a growing number of Italian MPs standing with Hong Kong and calling for the Italian Government and the EU to intercede in the case of the 12 HK youths who have been detained in Shenzhen for nearly 100 days. #save12HKyouths #standwithhongkong 1/2 twitter.com/GlobalCRL/stat…
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China has demanded that Australia stop its #StandWithHongKong
Here's how you can show #SolidaritywithAustralia. twitter.com/ipacglobal/sta…
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BREAKING: 100 days after they were detained, a global group of MPs have co-signed an open letter calling Carrie Lam to #save12hkyouths
Signatories include:
👉155 MPs from 18 countries inc. 🇯🇵🇨🇦🇦🇺🇺🇬🇪🇺🇩🇪
👉Foreign Affairs Committee chairs of 🇬🇧🇺🇸🇳🇿
Read: hongkongwatch.org/all-posts/2020…
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“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 a common occurrence,” said @benedictrogers CEO of Hong Kong Watch.
telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/12/0…
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This is flagrant political prosecution, a total miscarriage of justice.
The precedent set by applying such lengthy sentencing to unlawful assembly charges is also enormously alarming.
Such punitive sentencing is clearly in breach of the right to peaceful assembly. twitter.com/jooeysiiu/stat…
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Commenting on the arrests, Lord Patten said: "[This] is another grim example of China's determination to put Hong Kong in handcuffs."
Read our PR with comments from Patten, @LaylaMoran, @DavidAltonHL, @benedictrogers 👇
hongkongwatch.org/all-posts/2020…
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Hong Kong Watch: 'Politically motivated and trumped up' charges against Jimmy Lai are an assault on the rule of law.
Read our statement 👇
hongkongwatch.org/all-posts/2020…
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Important thread from HK's first asylum seeker. twitter.com/Ray_WongHKI/st…
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NEW: Let's buy only Australian wine this month - opinion by @benedictrogers in Apple Daily. In solidarity with Jimmy Lai, founder of Apple Daily, activists Joshua Wong, Agnes Chow and Ivan Lam who were arrested this week for their fights for HK democracy. bit.ly/2JyjI6I
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"Carrie Lam recently said that she cannot get a bank account, even with Chinese state-owned banks, proving that economic sanctions should be prioritised. Refugee policies should also be implemented."
Important op-ed by our Associate @jooeysiiu.
thediplomat.com/2020/12/5-step…
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This is utterly unacceptable. @HSBC bowing to Beijing's economic coercion and freezing the account an exiled former lawmaker. twitter.com/nathanlawkc/st…
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.@Johnny_HKWatch accused HSBC of bowing to Beijing.
He said this is “part of CCP's alarming strategy to eradicate dissent using every lever available from asset freezes to trumped up lawsuits. UK should seriously consider applying sanctions in response.”
theguardian.com/world/2020/dec…
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14 further Chinese Government officials have today been sanctioned by the US Government as a result of the implementation on the National Security Law in Hong Kong. twitter.com/galileocheng/s…
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Thank you @AlynSmith for calling the debate today.
UK Parliament's message: "We want more, we want to see more action."
What action?
👉Coordinated Sanctions
👉Amendments to the BNO policy
👉Joint diplomatic action
👉Questions for HSBC about asset freezes
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