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Great to see a growing number of Italian MPs standing with Hong Kong and calling for the Italian Government and the EU to intercede in the case of the 12 HK youths who have been detained in Shenzhen for nearly 100 days. #save12HKyouths #standwithhongkong 1/2 twitter.com/GlobalCRL/stat…
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"@lukedepulford of the British organisation Hong Kong Watch posted a film of an excerpt from Ms Lam’s interview on Twitter, and wrote: “Note to those who don’t believe ... sanctions work. The best 56 seconds of this week.”"
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UK Government here refutes claims by Chinese Embassy that the BNO visa route violates the Joint Declaration.
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"To lay such a Christmas present under Xi Jinping's Christmas tree after the year that we've had with China, that is quite a stretch," says @bueti
The EU should throw out its trade deal with China over concerns about Beijing's human rights record.
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Current & former 🇨🇦 parliamentarians have written to Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance @cafreeland raising concerns about Canadian pension funds investing in China-based firms complicit in human rights abuses in Xinjiang citing HKW's research. thestar.com/news/canada/20…
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“The decision to stop recognising dual nationality is self-defeating,” @Johnny_HKWatch said. “It will fail to stop people leaving under the BNO scheme & will add to the chilling effect which is already threatening HK’s reputation as an international hub.”
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The Great Firewall of China arriving in Hong Kong? twitter.com/chungchingkwon…
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NEW: "Giants, faithful soldiers, morons, moral cowards and the truly wicked"
Op-ed by our CEO @benedictrogers @appledaily_hk
bit.ly/3afo3GM
(Photo: Apple Daily HK)
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Covid-19 didn't stop us from speaking out for #HongKong in Parliaments, Governments and media in 2020. We also hosted webinars on pressing issues i.e. Magnitsky sanctions, BN(O) policy and extradition suspensions. Support our advocacy work: bit.ly/3mQlv4K
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A Canadian Parliamentary Committee has voted unanimously to investigate providing safe haven for Hong Kongers.
Thank you @JennyKwanBC for introducing this vital motion. twitter.com/SamGoodman22/s…
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"Hong Kong Watch is one of the most active pressure groups defending the steady stream of jailed activists. The UK has become a safe harbour for the exiles, and nearly 60,000 BNO passports were handed out to Hong Kongers in September alone."
theguardian.com/world/2020/dec…
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🇨🇦 HKgers gathered at the Consulate General of #PRC in Toronto to protest against the assault of Bob at the Manchester Consulate last week. Protestors signed a parliamentary petition calling for the investigation of PRC police stations in 🇨🇦
@AileenCalverley spoke at the rally.
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⚖️Sanction Sophia Chan Now — Secretary for Food and Health
#SanctionHKOfficialsNow
Chan currently owns 3 properties in 🇬🇧 the UK
⚖️#HKW calls for a full #audit of HK officials' assets overseas as a pathway to #sanctions
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Letter from 137 lawmakers urges Parliament Pension fund to drop stakes in firms accused of human rights violations or linked to Chinese state. It refers to our research which found that in 2020, the fund had millions in problematic firms.
theguardian.com/politics/2021/…
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In 2019, the democrats won a landslide victory in the District Council elections. The results terrified Beijing who have purged the political system of all opposition.
"New Hong Kong electors decided with only 1 opposition member" | @Independent
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More arrests, charges, & trials of pro-democracy activists, moves to censor the free press, National Security education for secondary schools, an Immigration Bill, the firing of civil servants, HKW's latest briefing details HK developments in April 2021. hongkongwatch.org/all-posts/2021…
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"The legislative council in Hong Kong will start debating the anti-doxxing bill on Wednesday, and it is expected the amendment would be passed by the absolute majority of pro-establishment lawmakers."
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HKW's statement responding to the CCP sanctioning two of our patrons @DavidAltonHL & Sir Geoffrey Nice QC. 'A regime that sanctions UK parliamentarians and barristers for speaking out against human rights abuse cannot seriously be considered a partner.' hongkongwatch.org/all-posts/2021…
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With the closure of Apple Daily and mass arrests of journalists, June was the worst month to date for press freedom in Hong Kong.
Briefing: Human Rights Developments in Hong Kong | June 2021.
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An alarming @jamespomfret Reuters story this morning pointing to further steps China might be looking to take in Hong Kong, including further gerrymandering of elections, disqualifications and arrests.
reuters.com/article/us-hon…
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We are excited to co-sponsor this panel discussion & #HK film screening of #BlackBauhinia in #Brussels with @PDE_EDP on 14:00-16:00 22 March. Chaired by the fantastic @EnginEroglu_FW, with speakers including HK pro-democracy activists @Ray_WongHKI @finnlau_cd & @chungchingkwong.
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⚖️Sanction Laura Cha Now — Chairperson of the Financial Services Development Council
#SanctionHKOfficialsNow
Laura Cha currently owns a residential flat in 🇺🇸the USA and a flat in 🇯🇵Japan.
⚖️#HKW calls for a full #audit of HK officials' assets overseas as a pathway to #sanctions
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"If I decide to visit Brussels to speak to European parliamentarians, I could run the risk of being arrested and extradited to China to stand trial."
Extradition treaties with the PRC leaves Europe a dangerous place for activists | @Ray_WongHKI
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“There is no doubt in my mind that under the Bar code of ethics a case like this could be resisted and frankly, I think people watching this would regard it as pretty mercenary.”
Dominic Raab calls QC acting for HK Gov 'mercenary' | @patrickwintour
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