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Wikipedia has suffered an “infiltration” that sought to advance the aims of China
@Wikimedia told @BBCNews that the infiltration had threatened the “very foundations of Wikipedia”. The foundation has since banned 7 editors linked to a mainland China group.bbc.co.uk/news/technolog…
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SCMP = South CCP🇨🇳 Morning Post twitter.com/lokmantsui/sta…
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Mooncakes with hidden messages, like those used by Ming rebels, have become a metaphor for how Hong Kongers now live their lives in a police state under the National Security Law.
#MidAutumnFestival
#StandWithHongKong🥮
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HK teachers quit under National Security Law's shadow
“The day I resigned, I told my school: ‘If one day, some students downstairs chant slogans, I would have to call the police to arrest my own students’. I couldn't do that. And I couldn't hold my tears.”reuters.com/world/china/ho…
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Hong Kong orders Tiananmen vigil group to delete websites
Organizers of the annual vigil say National Security Police ordered them to delete their online presence. #CCPChina🇨🇳 is increasingly cracking down on dissenting social media accounts in HK.
dw.com/en/hong-kong-o…
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During the 2019 protests, @SamuelBickett, an American corporate lawyer in HK, saw a man hitting a teenager with a baton and stopped to intervene. The man turned out to be an off-duty cop, and Bickett was imprisoned for “assaulting an officer”.
Ask him anything on Reddit tonight: twitter.com/SamuelBickett/…
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Finally, some good news.
@Wikimedia has taken unprecedented action to ban 7 mainland Chinese users from @Wikipedia globally, and revoke admin access and other privileges for 12 other users, following an @hkfp report of alleged threats to Hong Kong users.
hongkongfp.com/2021/09/14/exc…
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Global Hong Kong Studies (at University of California) is launched!
This is a new initiative to promote research and understanding of HK especially its connections and relevance to the world. The following online events are free and accessible worldwide.
globalhks-uc.org
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Pro-democracy HK singer Denise Ho livestreams concert after having her venue canceled at the very last minute (due to “reasons”).
“I don't know how to thank everyone—the only thing I can do, the only thing I know how to do…is to keep singing,” she said.
hongkongfp.com/2021/09/13/pro…
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Taliban rolls out red carpet to China's Belt and Road Initiative
A source with close links to the Taliban told @NikkeiAsia on condition of anonymity that #CCPChina🇨🇳 has been courting the Taliban since 2018 on possible projects in Afghanistan.
asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Inter…
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Hong Kong: Police raid Tiananmen Square museum
bbc.com/news/world-asi…
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How China Weaponized the Press
A small Hong Kong newspaper illustrates how Beijing uses the tools of a free society to suppress freedom itself.
An excellent article in @TheAtlantic about Ta Kung Pao, a state-owned newspaper in Hong Kong, by @TMclaughlin3.theatlantic.com/international/…
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They are literally taking democracy away. twitter.com/alvinllum/stat…
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Please act soon before all is lost.
#HongKongCantWait twitter.com/SecBlinken/sta…
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To the world,
It is time to act.
From #HongKongers twitter.com/StateDeptSpox/…
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Chinese social media site Weibo suspends 22 K-pop accounts
bbc.com/news/entertain…
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Participate in elections → Break National Security Law
Don't participate in elections → Break National Security Law twitter.com/hkfp/status/14…
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Folks from Denmark supporting Hong Kong at DHL Run 2021, the world’s biggest running event. Love the T-Shirts💛
It's always heartwarming to see people from all over the world supporting HK's #FightForFreedom especially when things seem desperate. Thanks!
facebook.com/DenmarkSupport…
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Former TVB anchor Chris Wong (王俊彥) resigned earlier this year and moved to the UK. He's one of the few at TVB who is critical of the government interfering with the news department. Chris believes that by going overseas, he has a better chance to report the real news about HK. twitter.com/joetay1212/sta…
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Worth reading for HK families
“Cantonese no longer feels natural, and sometimes even feels ridiculous, for me to speak. My parents and I have no heart-to-heart conversations, no mutual understanding, on top of cultural & generational gaps to reckon with.”
newyorker.com/culture/person…
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China Bans Effeminate Men From TV
The #CCP🇨🇳 banned effeminate men on TV and told broadcasters to promote “revolutionary culture,” broadening a campaign to tighten control over business and society and enforce official morality.
npr.org/2021/09/02/103…
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The Hong Kong police is now probing 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund for National Security Law 🇨🇳 violations.
They have requested details on the fund's crowdfunding activities, bank account details, information on the fund recipients, and donor information.
hongkongfp.com/2021/09/01/hon… twitter.com/Stand_with_HK/…
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Hong Kong Pop Star Gets Canceled Amid Fears of National-Security Chill
Pro-democracy singer Denise Ho (@hoccgoomusic) loses her stage as concerns grow about artistic expression; film censors may get new powers.
wsj.com/articles/hong-…
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Hong Kongers in Nottingham, UK🇬🇧 organized a memorial event for the #831HK terror attack.
“We hope this event can raise awareness of British and the world that Democracy is very valuable and Hong Kong is to be liberated.”
We will never forget.
Source: instagram.com/p/CTMHlrSokLH/
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Despite the #CCP🇨🇳 and the Hong Kong Government's continued attempts to whitewash history, Hong Kongers will never forget what had happened inside Prince Edward MTR station on August 31, 2019.
#NeverForget #831HK
An independent, crowdfunded advocacy group. Founded by a collective of individuals who have come together to fight for freedom for #HongKong.