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#Throwback 2019
Saw this trending today on reddit
This kid baiting the broadcast into flashing a #FightForFreedom #StandWithHongKong sign on TV and then the cameraman pans away. (redd.it/mj6lep)
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Canadian🇨🇦 police receives 100+ calls/day reporting harassment by #CCPChina🇨🇳, but many of them can’t be addressed.
HK dissident @chercywong was repeatedly threatened with rape and murder. Her stalkers even tracked her hotel room booked using another name.thestandnews.com/international/…
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If Martin Lee, the 82-year-old ‘father of democracy’ can face years in jail, no one is safe in Hong Kong
“His sin? Lee was convicted this week of ‘unlawful assembly’ in a territory where freedom of assembly is no more.” (@TorontoStar)
thestar.com/politics/polit…
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Chinese🇨🇳 officials pressured @Concordia University🇨🇦 to cancel event with exiled Uighur activist @Dolkun_Isa
“It goes against freedom of speech, and the right of universities to talk about complex issues and contemporary issues.” @kylecmatthews @CBCNews
cbc.ca/news/canada/mo…
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We will never forget. twitter.com/ZColemanHK/sta…
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“Overseas activists, such @Stand_with_HK, have argued that HK migrants will become a sizeable electoral force in their respective new homes [in the UK]. The group hopes the UK government will build a long-term strategy to address Beijing’s actions in HK.”
newstatesman.com/world/asia/202…
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“The real crime of those convicted this week is that they took seriously China’s promise of autonomy for Hong Kong in the 1984 Sino-British Joint Declaration. They are being punished today simply for trying to make #CCPChina🇨🇳 honor that promise.” @WSJ Ed.
wsj.com/articles/convi…
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Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement on #CCPChina🇨🇳's continued attacks on Hong Kong's freedoms and changes in election procedures, further undermining confidence in HK's position of global financial center. @moteging @MofaJapan_jp🇯🇵
PR: mofa.go.jp/press/release/…
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The world has a right to know what the Hong Kong government has done to Andy. Our thoughts are with Andy—our pre-NSL volunteer—and his family.
#StandWithHongKong twitter.com/badiucao/statu…
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Hong Kong comic artist vawongsir's latest: a recruitment poster from HK's National Security Police.
“YOU can decide who will become the next Chief Executive!”
下一屆特首就由你話事👮🏽♀️
instagram.com/p/CNCtLG3JmyZ/
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“No Name Political Prisoners”: Interviews with protesters who went through Hong Kong's jail system.
“With the political suppression in HK, I'm simply transferred from a small jail to a larger ‘jail’. I won't leave HK. I grew up here and this is my home.”
youtu.be/R8i6LksKEic
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This is why Hong Kongers line up to get their Apple Daily. twitter.com/XinqiSu/status…
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🇬🇧 China’s Joint Declaration violation is systemic and continuous. @BorisJohnson’s government needs to implement sanction NOW to hold China to account. Failure of action will only encourage further aggression from this thuggish regime. twitter.com/DominicRaab/st…
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Hong Kong indie game developers have taken the protests from the streets to video games to keep Hong Kong's spirit alive.
“You can learn what's happening in Hong Kong through a relatively more relaxing way than the news.”
As we say, 「兄弟爬山，各自努力」wired.com/story/hong-kon…
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“Although the election committee will be expanded from current 1200 to 1500 seats, district councillors will lose all 117 places they currently have.”
It's no longer about the sheep but rather about the number of foxes vs lions that get to decide HK's CE:
twitter.com/Stand_with_HK/…
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All members of the NPCSC🇨🇳 are said to have unanimously approved amendments to the Basic Law, paving the way for a drastic overhaul of Hong Kong's electoral system.
The 167 members gave themselves a “huge round of applause” after the unanimous decision.
news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/compon…
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Friends from Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand, Myanmar, Xinjiang, Tibet met together to rally against authoritarianism at Foley Square in NYC over the weekend.
#MilkTeaAlliance #FightForFreedom
Photo: @thirdbladephoto
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This year's Academy Awards-the Oscars-will not be broadcast on Hong Kong television next month for the first time in 52 years.
"It was purely a commercial decision that we decided not to pursue the Oscars this year" - TVB
I'm sure it was...
thestandard.com.hk/section-news/s…
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Hong Kong Isn’t an Endgame for China. It’s a Starting Point.
Article from @WeifengZhong argues that HK is only a proving ground for testing #CCPChina🇨🇳’s global influence, and we see evidence of this exported to countries like New Zealand.
Worth reading:
thedispatch.com/p/hong-kong-is…
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History book series approved by #CCPChina🇨🇳, “My Home is in China,” is sent to all Hong Kong schools.
hk.appledaily.com/news/20210327/…
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The busy Hung Hom Cross-Harbour tunnel, once popular with advertisers, is now infested with #CCPChina🇨🇳-style slogans.
Top Banner: “National Security protects our home.”
Side Banner: “Perfect the Election System. Implement Ruling of Hong Kong by Patriots”
Photo: @StandNewsHK
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