#BREAKING: #IPAC statement on the arrest of over 50 Hong Kong activists.
We call on democratic countries to take immediate action at the United Nations and to consider what joint, punitive economic action can be taken to ensure the Chinese government reconsiders its actions.
[#JoshuaWong Letter before sentencing] I said ‘it’s tougher for you to be out there’. By this I mean not only the emotional burden of having friends incarcerated but the sweeping control on many aspects in HK’s society (Credit: AFP)
If China thinks we will forget #12HKyouths by arresting @joshuawongcf - forget it! As Wong said: “I am persuaded that neither prison bars, nor election ban, nor any other arbitrary powers would stop us from activism”. Save @joshuawongcf. Save #12HKyouths. https://t.co/GaBlokrz3s
Hong Kong protester ‘Grandma Wong’ nominated for a Nobel Prize - for her courage and belief in democracy- by the All Party Parliamentary Group on Hong Kong https://t.co/yQI9m9jmak
Why we need to stand with Hong Kong’s democrats and use sanctions to target those responsible for destroying democracy and the rule of law . Letter to today’s Financial Times: https://t.co/RzENlGuxru
This is a very sad day for #HongKong and all those who support freedom of speech and liberal democracy. And another reason why international law should be respected.
Hong Kong opposition lawmakers all quit after four members ousted https://t.co/CFc0krWOJf
Maybe China think they can control and suppress Hong Kong. But forget it. And even more so if they think they can control and suppress the rest of the world. They have pushed to hard. Now the reaction comes. #12HKyouths#StandWithHongKong#dkpol https://t.co/SncQLPYjMe
Pleased to see Hong Kong’s opposition lawmakers standing up to authoritarian Chinese state aggression by showing solidarity with 4 colleagues threatened with disqualification.
Democracy, rule of law & human rights matter, or we all face a slippery slope. https://t.co/78vsyvPG6l
Hong Kong’s courageous pro democracy legislators say they will resign en masse if four of their number are disqualified by the Chinese Communist Party. Great courage but what a sad day for democracy and a sad day for the great city of Hong Kong. https://t.co/ue8F1L2mpH
China’s continuing oppression of its own people, especially the abuse and internment of more than one million Uyghurs, is one of the worst human rights crises in the world today. It can’t be ignored. Human rights must be at the core—not periphery—of our engagement in the world.
The United States stands with the people of Hong Kong who have a long tradition of human rights, including the fundamental freedoms of expression and assembly. We condemn the arrest of student democracy activists and call for their immediate release. https://t.co/HT4Bgl3xr6
#BrickArches, designed by #hkprotesters, are nominated for #BeazleyDesignsoftheYear in Transport Category.
When protests become the only way against injustice under tyrannies worldwide, protesters’ creativity deserves admiration.
Please vote👇🏻
https://t.co/WmkhJ7Y9Id
I’ve been told that Google translates this to “is speaking truth” which is the OPPOSITE of what I mean.
👉please do not seek sanctuary in foreign consulates
👉please do not give your details to non-governmental people who claim to be able to help with asylum
HK friends, for the avoidance of doubt: anyone telling you to try to seek sanctuary in a foreign Consulate and that they have “made arrangements” or can “protect you” is not speaking truth.
They are endangering you and it is outrageously irresponsible. PLEASE DO NOT. 😢