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On Censorship
“Self-censorship is a response to an environment of fear, to implicit threats of negative consequences for acts of speech and expression that cross vague, undefined red lines. The creation of that environment of fear is the act of censorship.”antd.substack.com/p/a-20th-procr…
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This is yet another crackdown on the press freedom in Hong Kong. The National Security Law is not a law to achieve "security", but only to turn Hong Kong into an Orwellian state. The international community must not turn a blind eye to this.
#StandWithHongKong twitter.com/tomgrundy/stat…
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Hang in there, Apple Daily.
Whether we are in Hong Kong or abroad, we will always support your newspaper.
#StandWithHongKong
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Despite Hong Kong police 🇨🇳 confiscating journalists’ computers and considerable journalistic materials after raiding @AppleDaily_HK’s headquarters today, the staff vows to carry on and publish as usual. en.appledaily.com/apple-daily-vo…
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@appledaily_hk An amazing thread about the strong bond between Apple Daily Newspaper and Hong Kongers: twitter.com/NiaoCollective…
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The only "tool" that we can see here is the government using National Security Law as a pretext to snuff out press freedom and freedom of information.
This is not rule of law but #RulebyLaw
#StandWithHongKong twitter.com/hkfp/status/14…
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This is the office of an @AppleDaily_HK newspaper editor who was arrested this morning.
The flag on the wall says “100% freedom”
Those arrested for violating the National Security Law🇨🇳 today could face jail terms from 10 years to life in prison.
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The @StateDeptSpox said the US was deeply concerned by HK authorities' selective use of NSL to arbitrarily target media organizations. The charges of collusion with a foreign country to endanger national security appear to be entirely politically motivated reuters.com/world/asia-pac…
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"Publish or Perish" is in the mindset of the remaining free media outlets in Hong Kong. twitter.com/phoebe_kongwy/…
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in a city where people now avoid discussing anything related to politics out of fear, hong kongers are now used to subtle social cues to identify and connect with others who share their values twitter.com/stegersaurus/s…
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Spying and snitching on your colleagues, neighbours, friends and family. A common tactic Communist regime use to stifle opposition and generate fear and distrust. Despicable yet very effective. But we must keep calm and carry on. twitter.com/maryhui/status…
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Apple Daily newspaper has enough cash on hand to continue operating as normal only for a couple of weeks, according to a person familiar, after authorities used a sweeping national security law to freeze company assets and arrest top editors and executives.bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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The men barely knew each other before crossing the South China Sea to Taiwan. ‘We were scared to death,’ one said of their journey.
Ray+Tommy stayed in New York and rented a basement apartment together. Both want to attend college and join the US military.wsj.com/articles/how-f…
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The board of Next Digital Ltd., which publishes Hong Kong’s @AppleDaily_HK, will meet today to decide whether to shut down the pro-democracy newspaper.
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Pro-democracy shops in Hong Kong supporting @appledaily_hk by offering the news outlet's employees free meals.
Customers have also bought stacks of Apple Daily newspapers to be distributed for free at "yellow" shops.
Resistance is still alive and strong at the community level.
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One of the largest circulating newspaper in Hong Kong and the biggest pro democracy media may shut down this Friday. The existential crisis of @appledaily_hk brought by NSL will have a lasting impact of other smaller pro democracy outlets. This is serious. twitter.com/tinssoldier/st…
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This is the new Hong Kong 🇨🇳 twitter.com/ktse852/status…
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Hong Kong newspapers without Apple Daily 🍎
(Source: 100毛)
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Time and time again, Apple Daily vs other newspapers:
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To be continued… 🍎
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Within just one month, #CCPChina🇨🇳 has taken away from Hong Kongers:
• Annual Tiananmen Square Massacre Vigil (since 1990)
• Apple Daily (since 1995)
• Annual July 1st Civil Human Rights Front protest march (since 2003)
Image source: @hkcnews_com (facebook.com/hkcnews/photos…)
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They can try to bury us into the ground, but what they don't know is that we are the seeds.
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Most @appledaily_hk journalists who spoke to @VICEWorldNews said they did not expect to find another job in the news industry. Some were concerned that potential employers would turn them down after seeing “Apple Daily” on their resumes.
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The day has come when writers are arrested for their words published in newspaper editorial columns in Hong Kong.
55-year old Apple Daily columnist @apple_liping just got arrested by Hong Kong’s national security police agents 🇨🇳 twitter.com/EileenEChang/s…
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