🇮🇹 1/ Beijing's statement on my participation at the Italy Parliament is a reckless and unreasonable threat to freedom of speech. It reveals China’s ambition to export its authoritarian regime and censorship to Italy and other western democracies worldwide.
Inaccettabili dichiarazioni Ambasciata Cinese in Italia sull’iniziativa organizzata in Senato, anche da FDI, con #JoshuaWong uno dei leader della protesta di #HongKong. La libertà di espressione in Italia esiste e non prenderemo di certo lezioni dalla #Cina su questo argomento.
Secondary-school students and retirees have joined forces to protest in Hong Kong, the first of several weekend rallies planned across the city, as pro-democracy activists vowed to battle alleged unlawful arrests. https://t.co/cqyoM3omoR
Britain:
- Revoked HKers right to abode (1960s)
- Fiddled consultation results to make it seem HK was OK with non-democratic settlement (1980s)
- Kept silence as Beijing eroded HK autonomy (2000s)
- Sold SAR tear gas used to suppress democracy movement (2010s)
And now this.
Hundreds of silver-haired activists have joined young protesters for a unity rally at a Hong Kong park, vowing that their monthslong movement will not fade away until there is greater democracy in the Chinese territory. https://t.co/8F4UoAE5zD
Two men have been arrested by Chinese authorities for their alleged involvement in the Hong Kong protests, according to Southern Daily, the newspaper controlled by China's Guangdong provincial government https://t.co/3Dl9A603Vh
By Chris Patten, the last Governor of Hong Kong - Hong Kong Says No to the China Dream by Chris Patten @ProSyn https://t.co/l5lIJfcXBk #StandwithHK#DemocracyforHK
Silver-haired activists and young protesters unite at a demonstration in a Hong Kong park, one of several peaceful gatherings this week aimed at keeping up pressure on the government. https://t.co/VdpohoyFCx
Priti Patel, the home secretary, is at war with foreign secretary Dominic Raab after he allegedly blocked an initiative to allow victims of state repression and violence in Hong Kong to flee to the UK https://t.co/iugSe1mNSG
Even the #HKHRDA is signed and we enjoy the victory on the district council election, it’s still not time for celebration. More than 5000 HKers was arrested sand almost hundred of them were already locked up in prison. Stop police brutality and free-election is the only way out.
.@joshuawongcf🇮🇹1/ Beijing's statement on my participation at Italian Parliament is reckless and unreasonable threat to freedom of https://t.co/J3x5DFjRkn reveals China’s ambition to export its authoritarian regime and censorship to Italy and other westerndemocracies worldwide.
Despite there being kids, babies and elderly among the crowd, police have just fired teargas onto Salisbury Road. Unsure what provoked it, but things seem calm and peaceful when the weapon was used.