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If this goes ahead, it will essentially shell out Hong Kong's most democratic institution and once again demonstrate Beijing's contempt for the voice of the Hong Kong people. twitter.com/jooeysiiu/stat…
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"I truly admire the courage of the people of Hong Kong as they continue to find ways to stand up and try to defend the future of their city despite efforts to intimidate them into silence."
Thank you @marcorubio for sharing this inspiring message at 🎵Rally with over 250K views
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As the human rights situation gets worse by the day in #HongKong, we’ve been focusing on monitoring cases of arrests, campaigning for saving #12HKYouths, calling for a #UN special mechanism and we don’t stop there. Support us: bit.ly/2WzhlU5
#advocacy #campaign
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“We must show Xi Jinping and the rest of the CCP that their heinous actions have consequences.
We must #standwithHongKong.”
Thanks @DavidSweetMP for your solidarity and support for HKW🎵 Rally, with over 250K views.
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“I covered the massacre in Tiananmen Square. I saw what happened there and I worry so much about Hong Kong. So many activists thrown in jail......
I #StandWithHongKong”
Thanks 🇨🇦 @SenatorMunson
for a heartfelt speech at HKW 🎵rally.
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Message from our CEO Benedict Rogers: I appeal to you to support Hong Kong Watch's work, especially during these tough and dangerous times, when Hong Kong people can't speak openly.
Our impact: hongkongwatch.org
Support Hong Kong Watch: bit.ly/3mQlv4K
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Covid-19 didn't stop us from speaking out for #HongKong in Parliaments, Governments and media in 2020. We also hosted webinars on pressing issues i.e. Magnitsky sanctions, BN(O) policy and extradition suspensions. Support our advocacy work: bit.ly/3mQlv4K
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Plans for #2021 - We'll continue to stand with #HongKong and work closely with stakeholders worldwide to defend #HongKong's autonomy and freedoms. We need your support: bit.ly/3mQlv4K
#lifeboat #Magnitskysanctions #NoExtraditiontoHK
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We stand with @SarahChampionMP @MPIainDS @uffeelbaek & other parliamentarians in calling for @FCDOGovUK @DominicRaab to ensure that UK consulate officials, the families, the media, & their lawyers are allowed to monitor the trial & have access to the 12 HK youths. #12hkyouths twitter.com/SarahChampionM…
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"Hong Kong Watch strongly condemns yet another politically motivated arrest of a leading pro-democracy activist on spurious grounds." @benedictrogers hongkongwatch.org/all-posts/2020…
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UK Foreign Sec @DominicRaab confirms12 HK youths were tried in secret with UK consulate staff & lawyers of their choosing denied access & calls for the trial to be conducted in a "fair & transparent manner, consistent with requirements of international human rights law". twitter.com/DominicRaab/st…
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Tony Chung's 4 month prison sentence for snatching a Chinese flag from a pro-Beijing demonstrator last year is further evidence of Hong Kong's continuing fall into authoritarianism. Compounded by HK Gov's refusal to investigate reports of police brutality bbc.com/news/world-asi…
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This concerning report demonstrates the arbitrary, farcical, and draconian nature of the National Security Law. news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/compon…
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"Today’s sentencing is a heart-breaking milestone in the campaign to free the 12 Hong Kong youths who have been detained in Shenzhen for 4 months. There is a risk that the 10 activists who have been charged could be tortured or face ill-treatment in jail."hongkongwatch.org/all-posts/2020…
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After a week of attacks on HK's judiciary & despite a judge concluding Jimmy Lai is not a flight risk, today the HK Court of Final Appeal has given into pressure & revoked his bail until Feb 2021. The highest court in HK has now bowed to the draconian National Security Law. twitter.com/jooeysiiu/stat…
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“We urge the international community to continue to push for their release.” @benedictrogers of @hk_watch comments on the judgement of #HongKong12 case.
thetimes.co.uk/article/activi…
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New Year message to the people of Hong Kong from Chief Executive of Hong Kong Watch. Watch full video: hongkongwatch.org/all-posts/2021…
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Op-ed by our CEO @benedictrogers:- "We begin 2021 with yet more sadness. Not the crack of a police baton, nor the bang of rubber bullets, nor the suffocating smell of tear gas, perhaps, but instead the sound of prison doors clanging." Full Article: bit.ly/3n9pNnY
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"The European Union’s response to the human rights crisis in Hong Kong has been muted at best." HKW Senior Policy Adviser @SamGoodman22 latest on whether the EU has been compromised by strategic dependency on China.
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Please join our Trustee @GraySergeant and Associate @jooeysiiu at this webinar on 7 Jan to find out:- “What Next For Hongkonger Activism” twitter.com/HJS_Org/status…
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We strongly condemn the arrests of pro-democracy activists who stood in last year's democratic primaries. Beijing is once again undermining Hong Kong's democracy & breaching its obligations under the Sino-British Joint Declaration. twitter.com/jooeysiiu/stat…
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The international community must respond with Magnitsky sanctions and other punitive measures demonstrating that an attack on democracy has consequences.
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John Clancey is also the first American citizen arrested under the National Security Law in Hong Kong. twitter.com/alvinllum/stat…
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THREAD: Statement from Lord Patten and @benedictrogers on mass arrests.
Patten: "Taking advantage of distractions around the world, the CCP has further turned the screw in Hong Kong. It is clearly to be regarded as illegal to support democracy..."
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