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“There is a different level of risk for people like me who edit using my real name, because I’ve done so for the last 15yrs and—until 2020—there is no reason why that should be dangerous at all.”
We need @Wikimedia to be aware and assist in structural issues with HK's @Wikipedia twitter.com/hkfp/status/14…
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Thank you @EnesKanter for Standing with Hong Kong!
This man is more than an athlete or celebrity. He is a man of conscience and vision, who stands up for his principles, and unafraid of speaking out against tyranny despite the enormous pressure to stay silent.
Respect. ✊🏾 twitter.com/EnesFreedom/st…
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Who’s Afraid of Nathan Law? China.
If anything, the #CCP🇨🇳’s threats and attacks against @nathanlawkc and Taiwan’s @audreyt serve as the best kind of advertisement for #SummitForDemocracy.
The more hostile #CCPChina🇨🇳 is, the more the people will listen.
wsj.com/articles/whos-…
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The “New” #HongKong🇨🇳 twitter.com/krislc/status/…
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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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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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Hong Kong protest documentary “Revolution of Our Times” (時代革命) will be premiered in the U.S. from tomorrow. Check out this thread for ticketing details: twitter.com/hkdc_us/status…
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Joint Call to Action on Safe Haven in the US from SWHK, HKDC, HKW
We believe in the power of solidarity among the HK diaspora‼️
Friends in 🇺🇸: Help us by contacting your Members of Congress to urge them to support HK and cosign the HK Safe Harbor Act. Thread on how to do this👇
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Calls grow louder to boycott Beijing's Olympics—Analysts warn of retaliation from China
“China will punish countries that boycott the Games with political sanctions & commercial retaliation, but with much greater severity in the athletic boycott scenario.”cnbc.com/2021/04/06/bei…
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Is Putin okay with “One Country Two Systems”? 🇨🇳 twitter.com/badiucao/statu…
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His message to the HK diaspora: “No need to walk so far. It's enough to talk to your neighbors about Hong Kong.”
「希望大家依然有對香港的熱誠，和抗爭時那股衝動，大家不一定要像我這樣行得那麼遠，純粹跟自己的鄰居談一下香港的事，其實就好足夠。」
Stand News: thestandnews.com/society/%E8%8F…
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Two professors from Fudan University stood in front of the police to stop them from arresting the students.
#Shanghai
#ChinaProtests
It feels eerily familiar to what happened in #HongKong 2019, or in #Beijing 1989 ... or in #Iran 2022. twitter.com/RealBeiMing/st…
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Masks carry a deep meaning in Hong Kong.
“It can be much more dangerous now in HK for ordinary people to do what once were ordinary things without covering their faces. And Covid-19 is by no means the only, and not even the main, reason why.” @jwassers
theamericanscholar.org/four-masks-and…
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Authoritarian regimes do not fear physical violence. What they fear the most are ideas. twitter.com/ktse852/status…
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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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As part of the online influence campaign to promote the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, the #CCP🇨🇳 hired Vippi Media, a US🇺🇸-based company, to recruit influencers who are “to be activated to drive viewership, mass awareness and premium content” for China.
opensecrets.org/news/2021/12/c…
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We wish you a Merry Christmas and that in the new year, we will work together to #LiberateHongKong!
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Glory to Hong Kong is the true National Anthem ;)
And #HongKong gov "strongly protested" ... twitter.com/krislc/status/…
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Sharing session with the director Kiwi Chow, at @RoOT_film London premiere. The theatre is completely packed. Lots of emotions and tears.
This documentary faithfully depicted our shared story and our shared passion. This common legacy of Hongkongers is why we will fight on.
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“By the end of 2022, Shenzhen's economy will be more than 25% bigger than Hong Kong's. Carrie Lam will go down in history as the leader who took an ax to the city's freedoms. She'll also be the figure who oversaw its relegation to 2nd-tier economic status.”asia.nikkei.com/Opinion/Hong-K…
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Many artists declined to be interviewed by @nytimes or did not respond to requests for comment.
But despite National Security Law🇨🇳, Hong Kong artists are still producing work about the protests anyway, albeit with heavy doses of abstraction and ambiguity.nytimes.com/2021/05/20/wor…
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One Country, Two Systems is only an illusion.
//Lord Patten said China's Communist Party had "taken the biggest step so far to obliterate #HongKong's freedoms and aspirations for greater democracy under the rule of law"//
bbc.com/news/world-asi…
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Historical picture of the Old Bank of China building in Hong Kong next to the old Hilton Hotel, taken in 1968.
A foreshadow of things to come.
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“They don't alleviate or address the @WTA's concern about her well-being and ability to communicate without censorship or coercion.”
#PengShuai's video call with the IOC's president doesn't not address or alleviate the @WTA's concern about her well-being.
reuters.com/lifestyle/spor…
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