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Hong Kong’s independent journalists are now on their own, writes @rachel_cheung1.
“When I left my last job, there were still things I could achieve and places I could go. But if you ask me now, I truly don’t know how I can continue as a journalist.”
worldpoliticsreview.com/trend-lines/30…
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Hong Kong’s Sham Elections
All candidates for the Legislative Council are ultimately controlled by the #CCP🇨🇳. The candidates who Hong Kongers have voted for to represent them have all been arrested or have fled into exile.
#ReleaseMyCandidate twitter.com/hk_watch/statu…
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Rule by Fear Is Changing the Face of Hong Kong Society
After being likened in China’s state media to a “tumor” and “poison,” a teachers’ union with nearly 100,000 members saw the writing on the blackboard and dissolved itself.
bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…
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FactWire has discovered a facial detection feature in the source code of HK Govt’s LeaveHomeSafe Covid contact tracing app. The HK Govt admitted to the existence of a facial detection feature in the app’s source code but claimed that “it has never been used”.
Can you trust them?
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WSJ reporter @yuenok spoke with “Revolution of Our Times” director Kiwi Chow.
Kiwi Chow is known in HK as one of the directors of a dystopian anthology of five short films called “Ten Years” (十年), which won best picture at Hong Kongs’s top film awards.
wsj.com/articles/canne…
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Leo Yau, from Bond Ng Solicitors, who are representing several defendants, was arrested by the police outside the court. The police did not give further reasons. twitter.com/damon_pang/sta…
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National Security Police 🇨🇳 have accused Hong Kong Alliance (@hka8964), the group behind the annual candlelight vigil marking the 1989 #TiananmenSquareMassacre as acting as an agent for foreign forces.
hongkongfp.com/2021/08/26/hon…
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Chinese whistleblower exposes torture of Uyghur prisoners
In a CNN interview conducted in Europe where he's now in exile, Jiang revealed details on what he described as a systematic campaign of torture against ethnic Uyghurs China's detention camp system
youtu.be/-PjkwylN7q0
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Hong Kong police officially ban Tiananmen Massacre park vigil for second successive year
“We are asking Hong Kong people to light a candle at 8 pm, wherever you are. It’s a different way of organising,” said Hong Kong Alliance’s vice-chair @zouxingtong.
hongkongfp.com/2021/05/27/bre…
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Dear Future Children will be screened at 80+ cinemas across the UK🇬🇧 on 23 Nov, 7:10pm @ODEONCinemas
The special event will feature an interview with the protagonist and HK activist ‘Pepper’ (broadcast to all cinemas simultaneously).
More information at dfcfilm.com/UKTICKETS twitter.com/Stand_with_HK/…
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On #ChinaNationalDay, there's nothing worthy to celebrate. To mark this day, SWHK alongside 6 NGOs, @Billbrowder & 12 MEPs sent a letter to @vonderleyen & @JosepBorrellF, call on @EU_Commission for a renewed, robust and unified effort by the EU to tackle China authoritarianism.
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Court rulings free Hong Kong police to probe older offences under security law
Police have launched investigations into acts that took place 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 the NSL was imposed a year ago, despite assurances by the govt that the law wouldn't be retroactive.
reuters.com/world/china/co…
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Doing business with #CCP and plunging into China's market is tempting.
In boardrooms across the world, corporate leaders are asking the same question with increasing unease: ‘Can we safely do business with the CCP?’
The fate of Hong Kong offers an answer.thehill.com/opinion/intern…
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Hong Kong’s Apple Daily Tragedy Is Not an Isolated Event
“Beijing may even claim that HK’s [propped up] economy is doing even better after political crackdowns, and use that claim to challenge the US’s values of freedom, democracy, and the rule of law.”
ketagalanmedia.com/2021/07/14/hon…
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Judge openly calls for Dep. of Justice to amend laws to imprison one 20 y.o. student guilty of "rioting" during the protests. Current laws prevent people aged between 16-21 to be imprisoned directly.
Imagine a judge frustrated at not being able to imprison young people. #SWHK twitter.com/inmediahk/stat…
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The evidence they collected includes a box full of M&M chocolates, which according to the current security chief Chris PK Tang 🇨🇳, is a gross breach of national security.
See:
hongkongfp.com/2021/09/08/chi…
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China has been pushing US executives, companies and business groups in recent weeks to fight against China-related bills in the US.
“Chinese officials warned companies they would risk losing market share or revenue in China if the legislation becomes law.”reuters.com/business/exclu…
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We welcome the Greek authorities’ decision to release Hong Kong activist @jooeysiiu and Tibetan activist Tsela Zoksang. Their action was an important reminder the world should #BoycottBeijing2022. It is also important that all EU countries protect activists’ rights under EU laws. twitter.com/hk_watch/statu…
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Amazon agreed to allow only five-star reviews for Xi’s book in China
Obviously, everything in #CCPChina🇨🇳 must have “five stars” (🇨🇳).
thetimes.co.uk/article/amazon…
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Hong Kong Is Holding Elections. It Wants Them to Look Real.
#CCPChina🇨🇳 has already determined the outcome, but the government is pressuring opposition parties to participate to lend the vote legitimacy. @vwang3
nytimes.com/2021/09/24/wor…
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Ads from #CCPChina🇨🇳 state broadcaster CGTN are running on Facebook (@Meta), targeting global users with pro-Russian talking points about Russia's invasion of Ukraine🇺🇦.
Even if companies boycott 🇷🇺, they can still rely on 🇨🇳 to fight its information war.
axios.com/chinas-state-m…
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Imagine if such state textbooks and a state-controlled Internet are the only things that children get the most exposure to during their prime development period. twitter.com/Byron_Wan/stat…
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A conversation with @lukedepulford, reflecting on his human rights advocacy work.
Really highlights the importance of "International Front Line" where the stakes are high, and the critical role of Twitter as an advocacy tool.
Hong Kongers, don't give up!
qz.com/2007264/luke-d…
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The #CCP🇨🇳 will ban or cancel anything that they believe will pose a threat to their power. twitter.com/Blockworks_/st…
An independent, crowdfunded advocacy group. Founded by a collective of individuals who have come together to fight for freedom for #HongKong.