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LegCo backs immigration bill despite exit ban fears.
Deeply troubling development.
news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/compon…
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In @HouseofCommons today 🇬🇧 Security Minister @TomTugendhat said that #BNOs “should be afforded the same protections, the same rights, and the same dignities as all British nationals everywhere.”
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#NoBeijing2022 rally in Ottawa 🇨🇦
HKW’s Patron @GarnettGenuis attended the rally outside #China embassy
“The #Beijing2022 cannot sports wash away the #CCP brutal elimination of basic freedoms of the people of #HongKong,” said @AileenCalverley Co-founder & Trustee of HKW
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Our friends @Stand_with_HK and @arisefdn have added their names to this call.
39 CSOs have now signed this petition to @vonderleyen saying there should be no agreement between the EU and China without an enforceable human rights clause and an end to slavery. twitter.com/hk_watch/statu…
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Webinar: The Fight For Freedom in Burma/Myanmar and Hong Kong: Shared Synergies, Strategies, Alliances and Ways Forward.
We are delighted to co-host this webinar with @burmacampaignuk on 12 May (Wed) at 14.00 UK time. To find out more and join us👇🏻
bit.ly/3hjACEH
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Foreign Secretaries of UK, Canada, US and Australia issue a joint statement on the Hong Kong elections
"Many of the city’s opposition politicians – most notably the majority of the “NSL 47” - remain in prison pending trial, with others in exile overseas."
gov.uk/government/new…
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Free this Monday afternoon 4pm-6pm? There will be a rally hosted by Hongkongers outside of No.10 Downing Street in support #GreenAmendment to #NationalityandBordersBill which will ensure young Hong Kongers access the #BNO scheme. Details on speakers to follow. Hope you will join.
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Human rights activists from the #HongKongers , #Uyghurs , #Tibetan communities and allies will be organizing a #NoBeijing2022 rally.
@hk_watch Policy Advisor @jooeysiiu will be speaking at the rally, join us this Thursday!
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The state of press freedom in Hong Kong: writing a report on press freedom is in danger of being made criminal. twitter.com/ezracheungtoto…
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"If Putin’s actions in Ukraine woke us up to the potential irrationality of authoritarian leaders, Xi’s actions in Hong Kong should wake the world up to the fact that he means what he says."
By @Johnny_HKWatch and @denniswhkwok
thediplomat.com/2022/04/look-t…
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A new op-ed from our Chief Executive @benedictrogers
Hong Kong's free press is in tatters capx.co/hong-kongs-fre…
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"Free media in Hong Kong has been almost completely dismantled by the government crackdown, clearing the market for an expanded pro-Beijing and state-owned media sector, a new report has said"
Our new report - to be released today
#InTheFiringLine
theguardian.com/world/2022/apr…
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"Parliamentary pensions should not be invested in Chinese companies complicit in human rights violations", says @amcarmichaelMP
Seems a no brainer, right?
politicshome.com/thehouse/artic…
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Good to see @HeikoMaas and the German Government naming and shaming Hungary. It cannot be right that a single EU Member State is able to block EU measures to respond to the human rights crisis in Hong Kong, including an EU lifeboat scheme. #Lifeboat #HK twitter.com/StuartKLau/sta…
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Today 70 civil society organisations across 🇪🇺 🇩🇪 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 have urged German Chancellor Scholz to reconsider his trip to Beijing. Warning that it will be used for propaganda purposes as an endorsement of Xi’s third term & to devalue human rights concerns. hongkongwatch.org/all-posts/2022…
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Our co-founder and Chief Executive @benedictrogers offers this message of solidarity for 1 October anniversary #CCP #chinanationalday
#StandWithHongKong twitter.com/benedictrogers…
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This is a significant step forward today by the EU.
Carrie Lam's interview today shows the tangible power of Magnitsky legislation.
theguardian.com/world/2020/nov…
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🇨🇦Hong Kong Watch launches Youth Initiative program for HongKongers living in Canada
📧Applications: Interested candidates should submit a full CV with a covering letter setting out why they are interested in this program by email to max@hongkongwatch.org by September 23, 2022.
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We call for the 🇨🇦 Canadian government to lift the 5 years graduation restriction for the OWP and stream B, and expand the lifeboat scheme to help Human rights defenders in #HK
@KathLeungHK
thestar.com/news/canada/20…
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As thousands face imprisonment under harsh, draconian new National Security legislation, international solidarity is vital. But we cannot do this without you.
crowdfunder.co.uk/hongkongwatch
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"It is time to look at imposing targeted Magnitsky sanctions against key officials in the Chinese & Hong Kong regimes for serious human rights violations & breaches of international treaties," writes HK Watch patron & former UK Foreign Sec Malcolm Rifkind
conservativehome.com/platform/2021/…
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“Beijing has launched an all-out assault on press freedom in Hong Kong by finally shutting the largest pro-democracy newspaper in the city,” said Benedict Rogers, chief executive of Hong Kong Watch.
aljazeera.com/news/2021/6/23…
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Pleased to work with @LaylaMoran on this important speech.
Her key asks:
👉Will the UK consider legal action against China?
👉Will the UK consider sanctions against officials responsible?
👉Will the UK offer a lifeline to young Hong Kongers not covered by the BNO policy? twitter.com/ipacglobal/sta…
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