#NOW a curious long queue is extending outside the West Kowloon Court for the #NSL trial with 47 democrats charged of “conspiracy to commit subversion”. Many of them queued overnight and refused to talk to reporters. Some said they don’t know what the case is about.
Hospitals in China are being overwhelmed with patients after the government abruptly reversed its stringent "zero Covid" measures. The New York Times examined videos that captured the growing crisis. https://t.co/r47G7nCTxR
We’ve just arrived at the scene of a ‘mass casualty’ situation in Seoul’s night club district, Itaewon. Tens of thousands packed the streets for Halloween, and at least 50 suffered cardiac arrest in some kind of ‘stampede,’ local media reports. Disaster medical teams dispatched.
There are so many moving, infuriating, inspirational stories among Hong Kong’s political prisoners, but Auntie Mo stands out. Her life has been dedicated to service and courageous principle, and she continues to exemplify these traits in prison. https://t.co/utF6yFWqVc
These arrests are a further demonstration of China's aim to stamp out opposition in #HongKong, and are completely at odds with the freedoms promised to HK.
The British Govt. must work with international partners to demand the release of those detained.
https://t.co/TdcS9D6BnC
As seen on Weibo: Shanghai residents go to their balconies to sing & protest lack of supplies. A drone appears: “Please comply w covid restrictions. Control your soul’s desire for freedom. Do not open the window or sing.” https://t.co/0ZTc8fznaV
More evidence of airlines deciding that #HK is not worth the trouble: @VirginAtlantic says no flights to HK until 2-Sep-2022 (at least). Asia's Isolated City.
Taking him by surprise, I confronted former Hong Kong Secretary for Justice in an online forum. I asked him why all my friends who fight for freedom and democracy are all either in jail or in exile. He couldn't cope, and the host kicked me out of the meeting. That's HK today.
The tale of two COVIDs: New Zealand and Hong Kong.
Compare cases and deaths. It's two very different stories
Both have kept COVID at bay with public health COVID zero-styled approaches.
Both finally saw Omicron break through.
Cases shot up in parallel.