🚨 Trump says he’ll urge Xi Jinping to release Catholic pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai — jailed in Hong Kong for 5 years under China’s security law.
Lai, 78, founder of Apple Daily, faces deteriorating health.
30+ U.S. senators have called for his release.
#JimmyLai#Trump #XiJinping #HongKong #HumanRights #FreeJimmyLai
The list of officials to be sanctioned in the Hong Kong Sanctions Act is a who’s-who of rights abusers: SecForJustice, NSC head, Police Commissioner, 29 judges & 16 prosecutors in political trials. HKers will be pleased to see them held accountable.
https://t.co/rJuCjGRzBY
Mr. President-elect @realDonaldTrump, it’s time to discipline Commander Xi and secure the release of Jimmy Lai from Hong Kong. At 76 years old, he should not be held in prison for standing up for Hong Kong’s values.
#FreeHongKongNow#FreedomOfSpeech#FreedomOfAssembly
The United States condemns the grossly unjust outcome of Jimmy Lai’s latest trial sentencing. By any objective measure, this result is neither fair nor just. We once again call on PRC authorities to respect freedom of expression, including for the press, in Hong Kong.
From @WSJopinion: Merrick Garland had better have enough evidence to justify the Mar-a-Lago search, or he will have unleashed political forces and a legal precedent that Democrats as much as Donald Trump may come to regret. https://t.co/u1vRcLPtWz
No only the genocide is real to Xinjiang ppl, but also CCP is trying to erase our history, our language, and our culture; If Hker don't fight back now, our kids won’t be able to speak cantonese; #BoycottBeijingOlympics#香港人加油
The authorities in Hong Kong removed a statue, known as the “Pillar of Shame,” that memorialized those killed in the 1989 Tiananmen massacre. The removal of the statue, a symbol of the territory’s pro-democracy movement, is the latest crackdown on dissent.
https://t.co/m1mOh3Ijfa
Would the world look closely at Hong Kong's sham election today, and think of the real candidates who were thrown in jail for almost one year now. We must fight back by boycotting it, or cast a blank protest vote. (Beware of arbitrary arrests when retweet)
Today @hk_watch launches the #ReleaseMyCandidate campaign to send a clear msg to the world that the upcoming LegCo election doesn’t reflect the voices of Hongkongers and we demand the release of our candidates, the pro-democracy activists behind bars.
#ReleaseMyCandidate
Now that the U.S. officially announced a diplomatic boycott of 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, time for 🇨🇦🇦🇺🇩🇪🇫🇷🇯🇵 and other countries to act too.
#NoBeijing2022
China’s Communist Party is carrying out large scale operations to subvert the United States, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says https://t.co/2n6oXmkGjc
This weekend, I reaffirmed that I will always unapologetically stand with the people of Hong Kong at the Hong Kong American Dinner and Commemoration of Hong Kong Freedom Beacon.
This weekend, I reaffirmed that I will always unapologetically stand with the people of Hong Kong at the Hong Kong American Dinner and Commemoration of Hong Kong Freedom Beacon.
831 Prince Edward Attack, the HK authority and HK polices must pay for what they have done to innocent Hong Konger!! Do not forget, do not forgive! We don't need police state, we do not want to be ruled by CCP #FreeHK
My new op-ed on #HongKong, just out for #831PrinceEdwardAttack
I conclude: "Let us continue to #FightforFreedom. Otherwise, we’ll all be ruled by a police state that bashes heads at metro stops at whim"
https://t.co/3VzUNTRTTn
Hong Kong’s largest protest group has disbanded, saying on Sunday that it is unable operate in the face of government pressure https://t.co/KhUVdaTRHi via @bpolitics@KariSoo1@DeniseWee1