Jimmy Lai’s sentencing exposes the Hong Kong national security law for what it is—a tool of political persecution under China’s “one country, two systems” that tramples human rights & freedom of press. This abuse of judicial power must end. Taiwan calls for his immediate release.
A 20-year jail term handed down by a Hong Kong court to pro-democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai is "essentially" a "death sentence", says his son Sebastien in an interview on Sky's @RidgeandFrost.
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The sentencing of Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong is an unjust and tragic conclusion to this case. We urge the authorities to grant Mr. Lai humanitarian parole.
I don’t want to live in a country where decisions about the news we consume are made in Beijing.
@TomTugendhat is right to raise this.
TikTok has been repeatedly exposed for downplaying ByteDance’s influence. Action is long overdue.
A little history for those wanting to 'restore Palestine'.
1. Before Israel, there was a British mandate, not a Palestinian state.
2. Before the British Mandate, there was the Ottoman Empire, not a Palestinian state.
3. Before the Ottoman Empire, there was the Islamic state of the Mamluks of Egypt, not a Palestinian state.
4. Before the Islamic state of the Mamluks of Egypt, there was the Ayubid Arab-Kurdish Empire, not a Palestinian state.
5. Before the Ayubid Empire, there was the Frankish and Christian Kingdom of Jerusalem, not a Palestinian state.
6. Before the Kingdom of Jerusalem, there was the Umayyad and Fatimid empires, not a Palestinian state.
7. Before the Umayyad and Fatimid empires, there was the Byzantine Empire, not a Palestinian state.
8. Before the Byzantine Empire, there were the Sassanids, not a Palestinian state.
9. Before the Sassanid Empire, there was the Byzantine Empire, not a Palestinian state.
10. Before the Byzantine Empire, there was the Roman Empire, not a Palestinian state.
11. Before the Roman Empire, there was the Hasmonean state, not a Palestinian state.
12. Before the Hasmonean state, there was the Seleucid, not a Palestinian state.
13. Before the Seleucid empire, there was the empire of Alexander the Great, not a Palestinian state.
14. Before the empire of Alexander the Great, there was the Persian empire, not a Palestinian state.
15. Before the Persian Empire, there was the Babylonian Empire, not a Palestinian state.
16. Before the Babylonian Empire, there were the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah, not a Palestinian state.
17. Before the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah, there was the Kingdom of Israel, not a Palestinian state.
18. Before the kingdom of Israel, there was the theocracy of the twelve tribes of Israel, not a Palestinian state.
19. Before the theocracy of the twelve tribes of Israel, there was an agglomeration of independent Canaanite city-kingdoms, not a Palestinian state.
(The Kingdom of David - historic map for those wondering how the region looked over 2000 years ago, and how deep the roots of the Jewish people run in these lands)
This man tried to stab @SavaSavadkoohi with a knife today at 3:15 pm at Vauxhall Bridge in London because Sava carried a sign saying “Hamas is Isis”
Fortunately, @GhorbaniiNiyak, stopped him, unmasked him & took this picture.
Retweet it so the @metpoliceuk police can find him.
Following our appeal yesterday evening, two women have now been arrested on suspicion of inciting racial hatred in Trafalgar Square.
We'd like to thank the public for their assistance in sharing our appeal and for reporting the incident at the time. The suspects remain in custody.
A suspect has been arrested on Whitehall after a Police Officer was assaulted.
The suspect is in custody and the Police Officer is being looked after by Police Medics, on route to hospital.
We will come back to you with an update on the Officer's condition later on today.