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This is the "most severe blow to media freedom in Hong Kong. Having said that the Apple Daily team are absolutely extraordinary in their determination and courage."
@benedictrogers on BBC World this morning.
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"An appropriate response from the international community would be to use targeted Magnitsky sanctions to freeze the assets of officials responsible for the dismantling of Hong Kong’s autonomy, like Mr Lee," said @benedictrogers
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#FreeDeniseHo
A cross-party group of 🇨🇦Canadian lawmakers called on the Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau MP, to undertake “swift and emphatic” action to ensure the release of pro-democracy activist and Canadian citizen @hoccgoomusic
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"This national security law is the final straw and the US must stand firm with the international community against the CCP." @RepTedYoho twitter.com/hkfp/status/13…
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NEW: Latest op-ed by @benedictrogers in @appledaily_hk on the arrests of 53 pro-democracy activists in #HongKong. hongkongwatch.org/all-posts/2021…
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"If this regime gets away with what it has done to #HongKong, it won’t stop there. It will be emboldened in its aggression toward Taiwan, & it will continue encroaching on our liberties, too. We can’t kowtow any longer"
@benedictrogers in @nypost today
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🇬🇧HKW Patron and the last UK Governor of HK, Lord Patten commenting on @hk_watch press freedom campaign :
“Dictatorships, from soft authoritarianism to hardline totalitarianism, hate a free press; or to be more precise they are terrified of a free press."
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THREAD: Yesterday our CEO @benedictrogers gave closing speech at #HKBeWater2021 rally for #HongKong in #TrafalgarSquare.
"Two years ago today, the people of Hong Kong stood up for freedom itself."
You can watch full speech here: bit.ly/35uKDYN
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'Whoever wins the election, America’s president must put responding to the erosion of freedom in Hong Kong at the top of his to-do list. Hong Kong has been the front line for the free world.' HKW's Chief Executive @benedictrogers latest piece for @WSJ. wsj.com/articles/beiji…
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The Hong Kong authorities continue to use the pandemic as cover for their purge of the pro-democracy movement.
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***Free Giggs***
No political prisoner should be forgotten. Wan Yiu-sing (Giggs) is behind bars purely for 'speech crimes' as a journalist.
For more political prisoner profiles see: hongkongwatch.org/political-pris…
#FreeGiggs
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Roy Tam is one of dozens held in custody for almost six months and still awaiting a trial date.
It is outrageous that the Hong Kong government is holding so many democratically elected officials in such lengthy pre-trial detention.
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We must not lose sight of the complete dismantling of the city's freedoms, democracy, autonomy and rule of law, writes @benedictrogers
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Hong Kong Watch CEO @benedictrogers interviewed in this podcast.
"The NSL marks the end of Hong Kong's autonomy and fundamental freedoms."
"It surely must act as a turning point for the international community. The free world must unite in outcry." twitter.com/ChinaUncensore…
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As part of the draconian National Security Law, the Hong Kong Police today launched a hotline to encourage neighbours to report on each other. This is a further step towards making Hong Kong another heavily monitored city where free expression is outlawed. bbc.co.uk/news/world-asi…
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Please support Hong Kong Watch #ReleaseMyCandidate campaign. We call for the release of the 47 pro-democracy activists and candidates.
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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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"Where are the sanctions on officials in Hong Kong when the US has taken steps. We should be taking a leadership approach, given our historic obligations. We are the signatories of the Joint-Declaration, not the United States."
Absolutely spot on from @lisanandy
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NEW: 63 MPs and Peers have written to @DominicRaab to call for him to make #save12hkyouths a "diplomatic priority".
Led by @DavidAltonHL, they call for their immediate "return to Hong Kong".
Read coverage in @guardian here: theguardian.com/world/2020/oct…
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WATCH: @benedictrogers speaking today for #save12hkyouths at the London rally, alongside @nathanlawkc and @lukedepulford
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Hugely grateful to the senior Parliamentarians from across the House of Commons, led by @DamianGreen, who are backing this amendment to allow the descendants of BNOs to access the visa scheme.
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What does the new HK Immigration Bill do? Why do the authorities claim they need it? What are the concerns of civil society/the legal sector? Could the law be used to stop activists & HKers leaving the city? HKW's explainer answers these important Qs. hongkongwatch.org/all-posts/2021…
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The end of Hong Kong’s Next Digital, the publisher of Apple Daily, as an independent company shows the deteriorating business environment in Hong Kong, it further damages the territory’s image as a place that respects property rights, freedom of the press, and the rule of law. twitter.com/alvinllum/stat…
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.@GydeJ is Chair of the Bundestag Committee on Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs.
Thank you for standing with Hong Kong. #save12hkyouths twitter.com/GydeJ/status/1…
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