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Ambassador Derek Mitchell of @NDI spoke with @benedictrogers on how democracy movements inside and outside of Hong Kong signifies the values China's exporting to the world and how global community can react. Watch: bit.ly/37iqIOk. #InConversationsWithBenedictRogers
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Great to hear that #Australia will soon join the UK, Canada, the EU, and the USA in having a #Magnitsky style sanctions regime. Hopefully once in place they will consider using this sanctions regime with key allies against #HK officials guilty of human rights violations. twitter.com/SenPaterson/st…
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"UK Civil Society offers welcome to Hong Kongers"
New op-ed by @benedictrogers
To read: bit.ly/36lDKJU
#BNO #BNO簽證 #hongkongers #UK #visa
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The U.S. identifies 24 PRC & HK officials whose actions have reduced HK’s high degree of autonomy, including 14 vice chairs of the NPCSC, officials in the HKPF’s Ntnl. Security Division, HK and Macau Affairs Office & Office for Safeguarding Ntnl. Security. state.gov/hong-kong-auto…
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"The time has come to ask why none of the officials and entities responsible for the crackdown in Hong Kong have been sanctioned by the U.K., Hong Kong Watch said."
Sino-UK 'golden era' is over as China sanctions British targets: Hong Kong Watch
hk.appledaily.com/news/20210326/…
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.@benedictrogers: "I had a copy of @appledaily_hk, and so I went and sat on a station platform in London to read it, in solidarity with that student. Maybe that’s an idea – something all of us could do? Peacefully reading a newspaper is not a crime."
hk.appledaily.com/opinion/202010…
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Great to see @CatherineWest1 the Shadow Asia Minister ask the Government to review @landg_uk (who manages MP staff's pension scheme) pension investments in #China linked to #Xinjiang. #ESG #China #HumanRights
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NEW IN: @benedictrogers interviewed HK activist @jooeysiiu in the latest episode of "In Conversation with Benedict Rogers". Joey urged the international community to join the #save12hkyouths campaign and speak out against the Chinese Communist regime.
youtu.be/RfQFLQKSu-8
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Thread for Human Rights Day, and the third anniversary of our launch. 👇 twitter.com/benedictrogers…
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Hong Kong's colonial era sedition law is being used alongside the National Security Law to crackdown on free speech.
Important op-ed by @laiyanhoeric
thediplomat.com/2021/09/hong-k…
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The kafka-esque judgments of the Hong Kong courts get steadily more absurd. Today an Apple Daily executive was denied bail because @DominicRaab issued a statement as Foreign Sec to condemn his arrest.
Young Hong Kongers need a path to citizenship now.
theguardian.com/world/2021/nov…
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Frozen assets. Compliant businesses. Compromised regulations. China and ESG.
Join us for a discussion on how mainland capital is transforming Hong Kong.
🗓 DATE 4/3/2021, 2pm
👥Ted Hui Chi-Fung, @rushanaraali, @benedictrogers and more.
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hongkongwatch.org/event-registra…
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This morning @MPIainDS tabled a second Urgent Question in two days on the attack by Chinese Consulate officials in Manchester on #HongKongers, and urged @FCDOGovUK to declare the Consul-General and any Consulate officials involved "persona non grata" and expel them "forthwith".
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Our CEO Benedict Rogers @benedictrogers talked about the sham LegCo election and its record low turnout on Euronews this morning.
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European Parliamentarians sign open-letter to IOC underlining that it is inappropriate for China to host @Beijing2022 while crushing the democracy movement in HK and committing atrocity crimes against the Uyghurs. twitter.com/AnnaFotyga_PE/…
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"Peacefully chanting slogans and making speeches should not be a crime, yet in Hong Kong such actions are now regarded as a serious violation of national security", says our CEO @benedictrogers
hongkongwatch.org/all-posts/2021…
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In the last month 23 Hong Kongers have gone to jail for their participation in peaceful protests. Other absurd prison sentences include 8 months for a cook who possessed 3 laser pens & an assistant professor given 3 months for chanting protest slogans. hongkongwatch.org/protest-prosec…
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"Chinese diplomats must not be allowed to impose their barbaric, repressive rule on our streets, nor hide behind the cloak of diplomatic immunity when they commit crimes," writes our CEO @benedictrogers in response to #CCP attack in Manchester
capx.co/the-uk-must-st…
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So glad to see the UK Government set aside proper funding to ensure the welcome of BNO arrivals, with 12 hubs to help families settle.
Since policy passed in July, this has been number 1 on our agenda for BNOs. Thank you to all who have pushed for this.
gov.uk/government/new…
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NEW: In response to a Parliamentary Question about @DamianGreen's BNO amendment from Lord Alton (@DavidAltonHL), @ukhomeoffice say: "We are sympathetic to the circumstances of those aged 18 to 25 who live in Hong Kong and are looking at whether more can be done to support them."
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MEPs this evening will debate and vote on a new EU-China Strategy which includes ensuring ratification of #CAI is dependent on #China recommitting to its obligations under the Sino-British #JointDeclaration. We hope MEPs will tonight back this new EU-China Strategy.
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A rally will be held by groups in Ottawa on Feb 4 to protest against the #CCP continued crackdown on the #Uyghurs , #Tibetan and #Hongkongers, and to express strong discontent with the #Beijing2022 Winter Olympics.
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Looking forward to HKW fellow @jooeysiiu's evidence to #CIMM Committee in the Canadian Parliament at 5:30pm EST today on HKW's roadmap for how the Canadian Government can improve its lifeboat policy for Hong Kongers, you can watch it here: ourcommons.ca/Committees/en/… #lifeboat
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⚖️Sanction Christopher Hui Now — #HongKong’s Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury #SanctionHKOfficialsNow
Hui currently owns a residential property with car-parking in 🇦🇺#Australia and a residential property in 🇸🇬#Singapore.
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