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⚖️Hong Kong Watch calls for the release of all Hong Kong journalists
#FreeChanPuiMan #釋放陳沛敏
#FreeHKJournalists #釋放所有新聞工作者
#FreeHKPoliticalPrisoners #釋放所有政治犯
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“We welcome today’s directive by President Biden which will ensure thousands of Hong Kongers can find temporary safe haven in the USA." @benedictrogers hongkongwatch.org/all-posts/2021…
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Hong Kong Watch founder and Chief Executive @benedictrogers spoke this evening at #FridaysForFreedom about #HongKong and #Myanmar/#Burma 👇🏻 twitter.com/atlasmovement/…
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This is powerful if true. Coordinated sanctions from US, Canada, Britain and the European Union against China over the treatment of Uyghurs.
politico.com/news/2021/03/2…
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Since July 2020, HKW & @ipacglobal have been calling for the suspension of extradition treaties with HK & the PRC. We greatly appreciate @EnginEroglu_FW leading on this issue. Far too many EU countries still have extradition agreements with the PRC that need to be suspended. twitter.com/EnginEroglu_FW…
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THREAD: Parliament is debating the @DamianGreen BNO Amendment. His full speech and other key speeches in this thread.
"My new clause aims to provide greater protection for the brave young people in Hong Kong who are fighting oppression." 1/x
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We welcome the publication of the Special Committee on Canada-China Relations report on Hong Kong, particularly the recommendations calling for the expansion of Canada's lifeboat scheme, Magnitsky sanctions, & the creation of a UN Special Envoy for HK. ourcommons.ca/Content/Commit…
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"Though his case is currently on appeal, Ma now faces the very real prospect of spending 5 years and 9 months in prison, merely for peacefully chanting slogans that were, not too long ago, part of the fabric of everyday life in Hong Kong."
lawfareblog.com/nsl-verdict-ma…
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The steady inflation of sentencing guidelines is one of the insidious trends which is contributing to the chill on civil society and is a central plank of the Hong Kong Government's lawfare strategy. twitter.com/alvinllum/stat…
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Hong Kong Watch mourns and pays tribute to our Patron David Kilgour
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We continue to regularly update our protest prosecution database, detailing the latest arrests of pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong. You can find the list of arrests in March 2021 here: hongkongwatch.org/protest-prosec…
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Further evidence of how the draconian National Security Law is being used to target students & dismantle academic freedom. Likeminded governments should urgently offer young Hong Kongers the opportunity to work and study abroad, as a lifeline out of the city. #Lifeboat twitter.com/XinqiSu/status…
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47 #HongKong pro-democracy activists were charged with “conspiracy to commit subversion” under the #NSL over their organisation & participation in LegCo primaries in 2020. 17 of them pleaded not guilty & there will be a pre-trial review on 17 Jan. #FreeHKPoliticalPrisoners
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NEW EPISODE of our CEO's interview series is out now.
Our pleasure to speak to Baroness @natalieben, former Leader of UK Green Party & co-chair of All Party Parliamentary Group for #HongKong.
Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=A1qQUk…
@benedictrogers #InConversationWithBenedictRogers
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The Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai and seven other pro-democracy activists have been sentenced to up to 14 months in prison for organising, taking part in and inciting participation in a vigil last year for victims of the Tiananmen Square massacre.
theguardian.com/world/2021/dec…
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A draft European Parliament resolution urges the EU to impose “targeted sanctions” on Hong Kong government officials in response to the Apple Daily closure. twitter.com/fbermingham/st…
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Thousands are not covered by UK's BNO policy, including many of the young people who were on the frontlines of protests and face prosecution. This is why we are calling for a global lifeboat policy so that everyone is offered safe haven. | @RKWinvisibleman
ft.com/content/c66d7b…
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“This is a fight for freedom itself,” says Benedict Rogers at Manchester for #12HKyouths youtu.be/YuUDMPFVllM #save12hkyouths
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⚖️Sanction Lo Chung-Mau Now — Secretary for Health #SanctionHKOfficialsNow🏡Lo currently owns a property in 🇬🇧 London, UK
⚖️#HKW calls for a full #audit of HK officials' assets overseas as a pathway to #sanctions
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🇨🇦 19 parliamentarians in Canada have written to the Minister of Global Affairs and the Minister of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship, calling for the extension and expansion of the #OpenWorkPermit for #HongKongers. #CanadaLifeboat #HK
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In response to a letter from 100 Parliamentarians, signed by Lord Patten, @lisanandy, @MPlainDS, @LaylaMoran, @SKinnock calling for sanctions on Hong Kong officials following the sanctioning of UK MPs by China, @BorisJohnson gives no answer to the question on HK sanctions 🙈
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Lawfare against the democratic movement continues. Selective arrests of one-side proving the Hong Kong government are continuing to abuse the courts to shut-down opposition.
hongkongfp.com/2020/11/02/8th…
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Latest crackdown on 11 Hong Kongers for aiding the #12HKyouths makes a mockery of previous claims that the National Security Law would only be used sparingly and in cases where there is a direct threat to security.
Our view on the latest arrests.
hongkongwatch.org/all-posts/2021…
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THREAD: The BNO scheme has now opened. The British Government deserve real credit for taking this step, but now must get integration right.
Civil society stands ready to offer welcome. (1/3)
twitter.com/Johnny_HKWatch…
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A message of solidarity for #831 for #HongKong and #HongKongers from our co-founder and Chief Executive, @benedictrogers twitter.com/benedictrogers…
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