Many reactions to the "sedition" arrests of 5 #HongKong booksellers yesterday, some focusing on Have a Nice Stay's Mandy Lau arrested while wearing a t-shirt reading "I am a bookseller." All stress solidarity, including many Taiwanese bookstores.
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
The latest charge against jailed Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong underscores the authorities’ fear of prominent dissidents and shows the lengths they will go to keep them behind bars for as long as possible.
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Today, we commemorate the #TiananmenSquare crackdown on #June4 1989. We light candles to honour those who lost their lives and to express solidarity with those who can no longer practice peaceful remembrance in public. (1/2)
📰NEWSLETTER: #HongKong enters the #PressFreedom red zone, the first of the #HK45 go free from prison but into a larger cage & #Chowhangtung writes on the absurdity of the authorities' national security powers, plus much more in our weekly news round-up.
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Massive banners demanding political change were hung from an elevated bridge in Chengdu China, reading "Without political system reform, there will be no national rejuvenation."
“The people do not need a political party with unchecked power”
"China does not need anyone to point out the direction. Democracy is the direction."
The protester behind this bold act shared a photo of the scene before he was forcibly disappeared. He revealed that he had spent an entire year preparing for this moment, determined that it be seen and remembered—no matter the cost. His final words before all contact was lost were: “All I wish for is democracy in China.”
This act required extraordinary courage and careful planning. Like Fang Yirong in Hunan in July 2023, he is following in the footsteps of Peng Lifa, the “Bridge Man” who captured the world’s attention on Beijing’s Sitong Bridge in October 2022.
Pls sign our petition calling on the UK government to specify China under the Enhanced Tier of the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme.
It would require registration of arrangements/activities carried out in the UK by China-controlled/directed entities.
https://t.co/DIlZGuCEsE