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Yet another case of the Secretary of Justice abusing her power to protect individuals who are alleged to have injured pro-democracy protestors, and eroding the rule of law in Hong Kong in the process. twitter.com/krislc/status/…
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This is a serious blow to freedom of the press.
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We are delighted to announce that @benedictrogers will be joining our staff team as Chief Executive Officer from 28 September!
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Important question from @SKinnock raising three key asks for @FCDOGovUK:
1. What will the UK do for HKers born after 1997?
2. What assistance will the UK give to #12HKyouths?
3. It took the UK Govt only days to sanction Belarusian officials, what is causing the delay with HK?
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"He told me that at the application of the National Security Law, Britain would act. That law comes into force tomorrow. He must not waver."
Excellent question from @lisanandy, and good to see @DominicRaab restate Britain's commitments. Vital UK take action now.
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We condemn this appalling arrest which is a blow to freedom of the press.
The perpetrators of the Yuen Long attack have not been held to account, there has still been no justice.
HKPF have chosen to arrest a journalist whose only crime was reminding the world of that. twitter.com/hkfp/status/13…
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Patten: Jimmy Lai and his colleagues' arrests are "the most outrageous assault yet on what is left of Hong Kong's free press. The arrests will be regarded as another large step towards turning Hong Kong into a replica of Beijing's police state."
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#AndyIsMissing
#save12hkyouths
Andy Li was among 8 HKyouth returned to HK on 21/3 from mainland China.
After a court appearance on 24/3, Andy is missing.
We urge the #HK government to confirm Andy’s whereabouts & guarantee his personal safety & his rights are protected.
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For many Hong Kongers, the honouring of police officers responsible for presiding over the brutality in the 2019 protests is an insult. An independent inquiry must still be a priority.
scmp.com/news/hong-kong…
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Every time an activist is arrested under the National Security Law, the world is reminded that Beijing's introduction of thought crimes into Hong Kong is a flagrant violation of international law and their human rights commitments.
theguardian.com/world/2020/oct…
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.@benedictrogers: "Britain and other like-minded allies must now follow the United States in imposing targeted Magnitsky sanctions against senior Hong Kong government and police officials and Chinese Communist Party leaders."
capx.co/press-freedom-…
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Today should have been Hong Kong's election day.
Instead, it was unnecessarily postponed, and there have been scores more unjust arrests. twitter.com/SamGoodman22/s…
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Parliamentarians from the EU, US, UK, Australia and beyond have joined the call to #save12hkyouths.
Will you stand with them?
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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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Watch: @DominicRaab lays out the British Government's BNO offer.
"This is a special, bespoke, set of arrangements developed for the unique circumstances we face.
All those with BNO status will be eligible, as will their family dependants who are usually resident in Hong Kong."
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It is unacceptable the way that the Public Order Ordinance is once more being abused to facilitate the arrests of pro-democracy activists. twitter.com/XinqiSu/status…
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Hong Kong Watch patron, Lord Patten on BBC World:
Apple Daily closure is "profoundly sad". Beijing are setting out "destroying the freedoms, the liberties and eroding the rule of law in Hong Kong."
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BREAKING: The Foreign Ministers of the Five Eyes join together to condemn the disqualification of lawmakers from the Legislative Council, calling it a breach of international law.
gov.uk/government/new…
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Hong Kong security law: UN experts voice deep concerns
They said the new law's measures do not conform to China's legal obligations under international law.
bbc.co.uk/news/world-asi…
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New: On 7 July, Lord Patten of Barnes wrote to the Canadian Foreign Minister @FP_Champagne to endorse the idea of Canada considering a Hong Kong ‘Young Talents’ scheme, noting that many young pro-democracy activists are not covered by BNO.
Read more: hongkongwatch.org/all-posts/2020…
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Hong Kong's national security law is a significant blow to freedom of expression, creating a culture of self-censorship and fear. Publishing is only one of the industries where the chilling effect is being felt.
ft.com/content/f1352a…
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This is unacceptable. A 19-year-old student accused of a cocktail of oppressive charges has now been denied bail.
Meanwhile Beijing are adopting high-tech stasi-style tactics through the roll-out of a new app for informants.
#FreeTonyChung
theguardian.com/world/2020/oct…
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We call on the Chinese government to ensure that there is due process in this case, and that every HKer in jail is treated with dignity. They should face trial in HK. #save12hkyouths
Our statement 👇
hongkongwatch.org/all-posts/2020…
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BREAKING: On 7/21, a cross-party group of 17 MPs sent an open letter to the Canadian PM @JustinTrudeau urging for sanctions to be applied against Hong Kong & Chinese officials involved in human rights abuse in the city.
We are pleased to have helped facilitate this. Read more 👇
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