Lamp Of Liberty

Through solidarity actions, civic engagement & community events, we seek to ignite the lamp of liberty in our 💛 aspiring for democracy, freedom & human rights.

[Hong Kong Free Press HKFP @hkfp]

Activists have been stopped and taken away on Thursday by Hong Kong police in Causeway Bay, defying a heavy police deployment at and around the former site of Hong Kong’s commemorative Tiananmen crackdown vigils.

A young man in a black T-shirt was intercepted by police after he put on a blindfold and began using a red pen to write on his arm outside the Sogo department store at around 7.15pm.

Despite being surrounded by police, he continued the act until he was ordered to stop. Moments later, he was taken into a police vehicle. Before he got into the van, he pulled out a small red book that appeared to be China’s constitution.

At around 7pm, a man was surrounded by police officers on Paterson Street after being spotted holding a candle at around 7pm.

In full: https://t.co/YCCMaaAVTh - link in bio.

Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.

[Anna Kwok 郭鳳儀 @AnnaKwokFY]

On the 8-month jail time the Hong Kong gov't imposed on my father:

1. To sentence my 69-year-old father under the pretext that his actions lowered the “likelihood” of my return to stand trial is not justice; it is a judicial farce. I will return only to a liberated Hong Kong.

[Anna Kwok 郭鳳儀 @AnnaKwokFY]

Weaponizing my love for my family will not limit my love for Hong Kong. The Hong Kong government’s retaliation does not and will not discourage me from my ongoing advocacy and activism.

[Anna Kwok 郭鳳儀 @AnnaKwokFY]

Today, my father was convicted simply for being my father.

This is how the Hong Kong government retaliates against me and my pro-democracy advocacy. This is hostage taking. This is transnational repression.

[The Associated Press @AP]

BREAKING: Jimmy Lai, the pro-democracy former Hong Kong media tycoon and a fierce critic of Beijing, is sentenced to 20 years in prison in one of the most prominent cases prosecuted under a China-imposed national security law. https://t.co/YE6s2IJw1X

[Hong Kong Free Press HKFP @hkfp]

‘Place of heartbreak’: One month since fatal fire, Wang Fuk Court residents reel from trauma, pondering their future. In full: https://t.co/4OhCNi8KCJ

[Reuters @Reuters]

Hong Kong's legislative council election saw a near-record-low turnout, despite extended voting hours and new polling stations, after the city's recent fire sparked anger among voters https://t.co/pwKlaaQKg9

[Kenneth Roth @KenRoth]

Turnout for Hong Kong’s “patriots only” Legislative Council elections was at a near-record low, with fewer than 32% of voters casting ballots, as the number of registered voters fell for the 4th consecutive year—only 1.3M voters compared to 1.4M in 2021. https://t.co/MfHfhTRSke

[Nikkei Asia @NikkeiAsia]

Despite government warnings, a record-high number of invalid votes were cast in Hong Kong’s "patriots-only" election, exposing growing public discontent.

https://t.co/cLNvOfzGTK

[Wall Street Journal Opinion @WSJopinion]

The British government plans to decide next month whether it will let China open a mega-embassy in London. The evidence keeps building that this is a bad idea, and the latest warning comes from Carmen Lau, a Hong Kong dissident-in-exile living in the U.K.
https://t.co/NTmBmh3739

[Anna Kwok 郭鳳儀 @AnnaKwokFY]

In six hours, my 68-y.o. father will, once again, appear at a #HongKong court for trial. The reason? My advocacy and organizational work for Hong Kong's democracy.

This is the first time the Hong Kong regime has weaponized blood ties for its transnational repression campaign. 🧵

[Carmen Lau 劉珈汶 @carmenkamanlau]

I've been targeted by a malicious campaign—deepfake pornography mailed to my neighbours.

Escalating TNR—using AI as a weapon of sexual violence to destroy the dignity of women activists.

We must confront this hybrid threat.

Exclusive by @amyhawk_: https://t.co/lrX3K40kfO

[纽约时报中文网 @nytchinese]

通过翻墙，关恒阅读了BuzzFeed News关于新疆再教育中心的报道，并决定尝试记录这些中心。他从报道中推断出中心的可能位置，并在几天内开车前往各个地点，使用摄像机从远处拍摄这些中心。他对“中国人权”说，他意识到，一旦发布视频，如果继续留在中国，几乎肯定会被捕。
https://t.co/AAn8pwkFdC

[Lamp Of Liberty @LampLiberty]

//Despite the financial struggles of diaspora media outlets, and difficulties in crowd-funding given national security risks, these journalists remain determined//

[Reuters @Reuters]

Several former colleagues of Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai at the Apple Daily newspaper reacted with dismay at his national security conviction, fearing Lai and other former staffers may be given a heavy sentence but saying he remains an inspiration https://t.co/5YRYH4Wzpl

[vawongsir @vawongsir]

🇭🇰｜莫須有 Hong Kong court finds Jimmy Lai guilty of sedition and collusion with foreign forces

[Adolfo Arranz @adolfux]

Latest project with @JessiePang0125, @Han_Miami and @jamespomfret about the national security trial of Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai. Illustrations are done in the High Court, a pity isn't allowed to draw there now, I had to attend and make sketches after observation.

[Lamp Of Liberty @LampLiberty]

//Foreign media including Agence France-Presse, the Financial Times, The New York Times, the Associated Press, Bloomberg, and The Wall Street Journal were told there would be no tolerance for “trouble making,” according to those news organizations and media reports.//

[CPJ Asia @CPJAsia]

#China: CPJ calls on Chinese and Hong Kong authorities to release news commentator Wong Kwok-ngon and allow the media to report freely on an apartment complex fire that killed at least 159 people in the city. #PressFreedom

https://t.co/YRKheInrg5

[Jessie Pang @JessiePang0125]

Hong Kong fire: Echoes of loss below burnt towers

“That pain...no matter how much we do, it feels like we can never truly carry their suffering.”

w/ @jamespomfret⁩ ⁦@XuhanJoyceZhou⁩
https://t.co/xUNEBx8f4b

[Hong Kong Free Press HKFP @hkfp]

Hongkongers have paid tribute to 37-year-old firefighter Ho Wai-ho, who lost his life last Wednesday battling the fatal inferno at Wang Fuk Court, which has claimed 156 lives so far.

At Sha Tin Fire Station, where Ho served, a booth has been set up for residents to pay their respects. Bouquets of flowers filled the tables, as many observed a moment of silence in front of the station.

The Fire Services Department (FSD) on Monday warned of fraudulent fundraising messages in the name of Ho’s family. The scam appeared after unions appealed to the public to raise money for Ho’s father, according to the FSD.

Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.

[AFP News Agency @AFP]

Migrant domestic workers seek support, solace after Hong Kong fire.

Migrant workers - mostly women from the Philippines and Indonesia caring for infants and the elderly - held prayers for the victims on their Sunday day off at sites across the city
https://t.co/V7KGx1wFXK