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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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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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⚖️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 "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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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. 👇
hongkongwatch.org/all-posts/2022…
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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.
cambridge.org/core/journals/…
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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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⚖️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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"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
spectator.co.uk/article/carrie…
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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
thediplomat.com/2022/04/look-t…
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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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Hong Kong Watch mourns and pays tribute to our Patron David Kilgour
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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 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
thediplomat.com/2022/04/carrie…
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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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⚖️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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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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'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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"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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New #HongKongWatch Report claims press freedom in #HongKong is "being dismantled" and calls for international action to protect journalists
hongkongwatch.org/all-posts/2022…
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A new op-ed from our Chief Executive @benedictrogers
Hong Kong's free press is in tatters capx.co/hong-kongs-fre…
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📰Hong Kong’s free press nearly completely dismantled by Beijing, report says
independent.co.uk/asia/china/hon…
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⚖️Sanction Patrick Nip Now — Hong Kong’s Secretary for Civil Service #SanctionHKOfficialsNow
Nip currently owns a residential flat in 🇬🇧 #Islington (#London), UK, alongside his partner.
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⚖️Sanction Bernard Chan Now — the Non-official Convenor of the Executive Council #SanctionHKOfficialsNow
Chan owns a residential property in 🇺🇸#SanFrancisco, USA, and a property in 🇹🇭#Bangkok, Thailand.
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⚖️World Press Freedom Day 2022 #WPFD2022
#FreeHKJournalists #FreeHKPoliticalPrisoners
#PressFreedom
Hong Kong Watch calls for the immediate release of all detained #HongKong Journalists.
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