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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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We are profoundly devastated to learn Sir David Amess has died after an attack. Sir David was a kind man, a dedicated MP with compassion, and a keen supporter to Hong Kong. Earlier this year he sent his greetings when HK celebrated its 180 Anniversary. We will miss him dearly. twitter.com/SkyNews/status…
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“Quislings” is a nice word choice for #CCP🇨🇳 puppets. twitter.com/Stand_with_HK/…
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Don’t let Beijing 2022 become Berlin 1936.
#BoycottBeijingOlympics #NoBeijing2022 twitter.com/MehmetTohti/st…
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“Hungary was the first EU country to join China’s Belt and Road Initiative in 2015, paving the way for Beijing to export its authoritarian model to the world. And in the years since, [Hungary] has served as China’s biggest defender in the EU.” @nathanlawkc
politico.eu/article/letter…
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According to #CCPChina🇨🇳 state-owned mouthpiece in Hong Kong:
Supporting Ukraine🇺🇦 ＝ Anti-China🇨🇳 twitter.com/ktse852/status…
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The film (@DFCFilm) is produced by young filmmakers from over 15 countries, and largely financed through @Kickstarter. It has already won 2 awards at major film festivals.
It will be shown at @hotdocs🇨🇦 International Documentary Festival.
Please support:
boxoffice.hotdocs.ca/websales/pages…
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A former Chinese policeman said Uyghur Muslims were hanged from cell ceilings, tortured with electric batons and ordered to be raped by fellow prisoners, in what appears to be the first interview with an official whistleblower. @erinhale
telegraph.co.uk/world-news/202…
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The film presents not only an overall macro view of the movement, but also a more personal account of 7 groups of frontline protestors categorised as the sentries, the drivers, the elderlies, first-aiders, mothers and fathers, the reporters and the valiant.screendaily.com/features/i-can…
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Hong Kong’s Exodus Is Real and Painful
“The migration is accelerating and will likely be permanent. Officials and businesses are wrong to downplay the impact on a hub fast losing financial and global appeal.”
bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…
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“Our lovely habitat is no longer the same.”
A 30-second infomercial video produced by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department of the Hong Kong SAR government.
Wonder what Hong Kong's National Security Department 🇨🇳 thinks about this one.
youtu.be/Bkk098RiJy4
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Lai, now a Taxi driver, said “he avoided mentioning his past job at Apple Daily to passengers. Once, upon learning of his past, the passengers insisted on paying him a big tip. He did not want that to happen again; he said he doesn’t want anyone’s pity.”
vice.com/en/article/akv…
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“The situation in Hong Kong is deteriorating. And Beijing is not keeping its commitment that it made on how it would deal with HK, and so it is more of an advisory as to what may happen in HK. It's as simple as that and as a complicated as that.” @JoeBiden reuters.com/world/asia-pac…
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Ukraine must win. 🇺🇦 twitter.com/TIME/status/14…
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Nations are ultimately built on stories. Each passing day adds more stories that Ukrainians will tell not only in the dark days ahead, but in the decades and generations to come. #StandWithUkraine🇺🇦 twitter.com/berdynskykh_k/…
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Spotted on the MTR: twitter.com/rthk_enews/sta…
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IOC's cowardice in refusal to call out China over #PengShuai's disappearance is a dereliction of duty, while @WTA has put Peng's wellbeing above its own business interests.
IOC: Saw her email on CGTN, so she must be fine!
Everyone else: #WhereIsShuaiPeng
telegraph.co.uk/tennis/2021/11…
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According to @StandNewsHK, RTHK removed reporting on Chinese tennis player #PengShuai from its website.
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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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“Inside the Red Brick Wall,” an award-winning documentary about Hong Kong’s massive pro-democracy protests, was pulled hours before its first commercial screening, after criticism from Wen Wei Po, a pro-Beijing🇨🇳 mouthpiece newspaper in Hong Kong.
theonlinecitizen.com/2021/03/15/hon…
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New "Liberal Studies" textbooks from #CCPChina🇨🇳 for Hong Kong schools. I've long suspected that Mickey Mouse, Goofy, Ronald McDonald and Grimace were all part of an evil imperialist ploy… twitter.com/ThomasHHChan/s…
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A reminder that effective from August 1st, a recently-passed bill will empower Hong Kong immigration officers at HKG airport to bar people from leaving HK (See hongkongfp.com/2021/04/28/hon…)
We can expect to see even more airport arrests to happen after August.
asia.nikkei.com/Business/Media…
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“Films can record history, but they can also change history. I insisted on releasing it now to confront the current political environment. This is the power of film.”
#HongKong🇨🇳 police ‘advised’ people not to watch or download ‘Revolution of Our Times’
reuters.com/world/china/ho…
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I left Hong Kong for the UK—but I’m still being followed
Full @Telegraph report youtu.be/vN7cPsHtoAY
#CCPChina🇨🇳's infiltration of the UK🇬🇧 runs very deep: Not only is the safety and lives of HK dissidents and ordinary immigrants affected, but UK's core values are threatened
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🇪🇺 EU is a leading force in green technology, but it seems @EUinHKandMO has a very different understanding of what is 🌱green. Can you guys tell us how the hugely unpopular, largest scale land reclamation project #HongKong ever seen Lantau Tomorrow is green?
We are perplexed 🤯
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