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It is no longer surprising to see the Hong Kong police ban a phrase like “Hong Kong Add Oil” at a marathon.
But it is powerful to see that even under such political suppression, Hong Kongers still haven't given up, and continue to challenge the #CCP🇨🇳.
We hear you. 香港人加油。 twitter.com/alvinllum/stat…
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Doesn’t matter how hard she prays, she’s definitely going to hell.
— @thecantonesegod
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This whole thread documenting the dismantling of #PillarOfShame inside the University of Hong Kong by authorities during the middle of the night. Shameful. twitter.com/RazvenHK/statu…
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She may have violated the National Security Law 🇨🇳 twitter.com/eden_lien/stat…
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Censorship from #CCPChina🇨🇳 transcends boundaries and often reach beyond the Great Firewall of China.
Companies in democratic countries that enforce China's censorship rules (to get market access) is effectively helping the CCP normalize authoritarianism across the entire world. twitter.com/gwbstr/status/…
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The Duke of Edinburgh dedicated his whole life to the service of his country and the Commonwealth. He was a decorated war hero and a faithful consort to The Queen. He was loved by many Hongkongers. We send our deepest condolences and prayers to The Queen and the Royal Family.
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Grace, a London high school student, started learning Cantonese four years ago as a personal hobby, mainly by studying online materials, Hong Kong dramas and music.
Gives me hope that our next generation can learn about their cultural identity, even if they're growing up abroad.
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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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China’s Hong Kong crackdown moves into the classroom: ‘It feels like there is a noose over my head’. New national security curriculum for schools raises censorship fears among teachers and parents.
Good summary of #NationalSecurityEducationDay🇨🇳 from FT
ft.com/content/b2fa61…
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Hong Kong university hires US law firm to seek Tiananmen statue’s removal – @FT
Chicago-based law firm @Mayer_Brown sends letter to pro-democracy group demanding ‘Pillar of Shame’ is removed from HKU’s campus.
ft.com/content/feef87…
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Latvian Occupation Museum to host ‘Hong Kong Way’ exhibition 🇱🇻
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#BREAKING 🇺🇸 The situation in #HongKong is deteriorating as Beijing plans to overhaul the electoral system. In response, SWHK are joining US-based Hongkonger groups to organise the biggest Congressional fly-in to keep HK on the agenda in DC.
Read our PR: bit.ly/2OAUDu8
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HongKongers cannot say No. We simply have No Say.
Another week:
-People arrested for “sedition” for clapping their hands
-A respected journalist, columnist and scholar #AllanAu arrested by National Security Police 🇨🇳
-Stores with any displays of resistance harassed, shut down
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#BREAKING 🇪🇺 European Parliament has just passed a resolution on Chinese countersanctions and the decision to *suspend discussions* on the EU-China Investment Agreement as long as Chinese sanctions on EU parliamentarians are not lifted with 599 votes in favour, 30 against!
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A large Hong Kong Police Force recruitment poster seen in Yuen Long MTR station where the 7.21 incident took place.
redd.it/oyz2hs
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Hongkongers gather outside Hachiko Square in Shibuya, Tokyo, alongside Japanese and Ukrainian friends to stand in solidarity with Ukraine.
Glory to Ukraine.
#StandWithUkraine🇺🇦 #нетвойне twitter.com/uryuhirano/sta…
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No matter our differences, 6.16 demonstrated that Hong Kongers have the ability to collectively work together towards common goals, no matter how large or how small the goal is.
#StandWithHongKong
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Hong Kong protest art in LA
The struggle for freedom and democracy transcends national boundaries. twitter.com/lionrockcafe/s…
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National Security Police search @HKUniversity’s Student Union
HKU also stopped recognising the student body, and will “seriously investigate” students involved in a declaration commemorating a man who killed himself after stabbing a police officer on 7.1
hongkongfp.com/2021/07/16/bre…
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Cantonese: How professors, students and activists are preserving the language.
hashtaglegend.com/magazine/canto…
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“We have now ‘show trials’ to make the democrats examples of how the party-state fights and struggles with the enemies… The law is viewed by the #CCP🇨🇳 as a mere tool to facilitate their agenda. To implement the law is to implement the will of the party.” theguardian.com/global-develop…
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“I love China and the people of China. But that’s very different from loving the ideology of the CCP that gave us the Cultural Revolution, mass starvation of its people, the Tiananmen Square Massacre, and suppression of religious freedom.” @DavidAltonHL
ncregister.com/interview/lord…
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If the PRC consulate general was indeed the one who ordered or allowed the protestor to be dragged in behind the consulate gate and beaten to a pulp (with plenty of evidence), it is time for the British to show them what rule of law really means !
Power doesn't mean impunity! twitter.com/McWLuke/status…
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Mantas Adomėnas 🇱🇹, Lithuania's deputy minister of foreign affairs, shows his support for Hongkongers following a meeting with HKers living in the Baltic states. He pledges to support HKers under political oppression, by working on a humanitarian visa for political asylum claims.
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No “political messages” are allowed at the annual Hong Kong Marathon organised by Standard Chartered Bank
‘The Organiser may report the case to law enforcement agencies for follow-up’ twitter.com/benjaminqiu/st…
An independent, crowdfunded advocacy group. Founded by a collective of individuals who have come together to fight for freedom for #HongKong.