As of August 19, 2024, Nathan Law is no longer affiliated in any capacity with the Hong Kong Democracy Council. We thank him for the contributions he has made to our organization as convener of the advisory board since our founding in 2019.
Walz’s experience in China should be seen as a major positive for Taiwan. It means he’s not ignorant to what life under the PRC’s is like, and how valuable it is for a place like Taiwan to maintain its democratic freedoms.
1. I’m encouraged by @KamalaHarris’s selection of @Tim_Walz as her running mate. While his record as an educator, a National Guard officer, and Minnesota’s governor is acclaimed, I want to reflect on how I met this amazing guy: his dedication to human rights and #China.
BREAKING:
100s of Tibetans in Kham, Dege have been brutally arrested by Chinese police for protesting against the construction of a new dam
2 Tibetans inside Tibet have risked their lives to send out recordings of the situation in Dege. With their permission, we share them here
Outrageous what’s happening in Tibet right now.. colonizers stealing everything we have and yet Tibetans continuing to resist by the thousands 🙏🏽 Keep sharing & circulating the very rare news coming out.
The United States denounces Hong Kong authorities’ announcement of a new bounty list targeting overseas democracy advocates, including a U.S. citizen. We reject this attempt to threaten and harass those advocating for freedom and democracy.
I thank @SecBlinken and the @StateDept for the support and look forward to actions addressing the absurd transnational repression on American soil against me and my Hong Kong community.
Joey (@jooeysiiu) is the first American citizen with a bounty from the Hong Kong gov’t. The regime essentially CRIMINALIZES Joey’s First Amendment rights as an American citizen and encourages others to hunt her down.
There is no way to justify the foreign interference displayed.
This morning I, a U.S. citizen, woke up to the news that an arrest warrant & a HKD $1 million bounty have been placed on my head by the Hong Kong govt. for exercising my freedoms in my own country.
More to say later but for now: I will never be silenced, I will never back down.
Plenty of us from the activist community have separately received positive indications in recent days about the extension of #DED for Hongkongers. But many specific details remain spotty. That's why we have all been demanding an official notice as soon as possible.
In #Boston? Join GDA to protest:
-#starvationgenocide against Uyghurs
-#zerocovidpolicy lockdowns against Tibetans + Uyghurs
-Systematic collection of DNA from Tibetans
-Jailing speech therapists in Hong Kong for publishing “seditious” children’s books
📍Boston City Hall 11 AM
Camp survivors Tursunay Ziyawudun fainted for the second time on the 3rd day of the hunger strike in front of the White House. She is adamant on continuing to make her voice heard about the uyghur genocide. @jakejsullivan@SecBlinken@POTUS
Our @dc4_hk members visited Uyghur activists at the White House who are on their hunger strike Day2 protesting against #UyghurGenocide. They call for a @UN resolution following the recently-published report which stated abuses in East Turkistan amounts to crimes against humanity.
Happening now! Uyghur activists and China’s concentration camp survivors started hunger strike in front of the White House. Uyghurs appeal to the US government to introduce a resolution at the UN Human Rights Council condemning China’s Uyghur Genocide @SecBlinken@POTUS @UNHRC
The Chinese Communist regime can ban vigils at Victoria’s Park but they cannot stop the candlelight from turning into sparks that ignite change around the world.🕯
#June4th#TiananmenSquareMassacre
Xi has been handed an opportunity to side with the liberal international order and against Putin's imperial violent revisionism. So far, he hasn't taken it.