Quinn Moon, of the #HK12/#12港人 who tried to flee to Taiwan by boat, plead guilty to perverting course of justice & explosives possession (boyfriend's pipebomb, tennis ball w/ matchheads). Already 41 months in prison (24 in China, 17 on remand in HK). Sentencing Jan 31.
Bias Books (偏見書房) is the latest #HongKong independent bookstore forced to close due to government inspections. In recent months many bookstores have been cited by various gov’t agencies for supposed violations, a campaign of harassment & intimidation. https://t.co/ngPvq5E97l
One new #PoliticalPrisoner in #HongKong on Thursday:
Plead guilty to riot outside police siege of PolyU, Nov 18, 2019; sentenced to 28 months in prison. Rearrested 3.5 years on-in May 2023. 16 years old at time of incident. On HK women's U20 football team. https://t.co/m14ofrJvJ2
#黎智英 案續審,控方在庭上點名英、美、日多國政要及人權倡議者,指他們是黎智英的 「共謀者」或「外國代理人」。多國議員聯署狠批港府捏造證據,其中被點名的美國前駐港總領事#郭明瀚 發表聲明,形容港府的指控「可笑至極」(ludicrous in the extreme)。https://t.co/lUjPg5wg9J
1/ Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai has formally pleaded not guilty to two counts of conspiring to collude with foreign forces and one count of publishing "seditious" materials in his closely-watched national security trial.
In full: https://t.co/FgQ4rfBITp
#HongKong activist Tony Chung, who served time in jail for a national security offense, has fled to the UK seeking political asylum. After completing his jail term, Chung announced his departure on social media, stating that he was unable to return to Hong Kong. (1) #HumanRights
Today is Day 4 of #JimmyLai’s trial in #HongKong. He formally plead not guilty to two counts of “conspiracy to collude with foreign forces,” one count of “conspiracy to publish seditious publications” and one count of “collusion with foreign forces.” https://t.co/mhQSBCNv9y
It’s disturbing that a CA governor—particularly one eyeing the presidency—would outright declare that he won’t raise human rights while on a visit to Hong Kong and China. He’ll stand a few miles from 1,600 Hong Kong political prisoners and consciously avoid talking about them.
Law firm that rescinded offers to students who penned Palestine statement has no issue with employing Martin Rogers, who called Hong Kong's National Security Law, a major vehicle of repression, “very important, positive” and indicated pride at invitation to a propaganda event
Why would billionaires park their money in a city now directly controlled by a dictatorship known for arbitrarily seizing the assets of billionaires and detaining them for “re-education”? HK Gov’t still seems clueless as to its new status in the world. https://t.co/6West1qHoy
All riot trials re Sep 29, 2019 at #HongKong gov't HQ have concluded:
95/95 (100%) convicted; 66/95 (70%) on no evidence of violent acts, only on presence, clothes & protest gear.
That 70%'s about the same for the, overall, 613 riot convictions so far.
https://t.co/iYM2sH7JpQ
A record number of 51 countries present a letter at the United Nations condemning Beijing's policies in Xinjiang.
In 2022, 50 nations had signed.
Turkey & Somalia did not sign this time.
https://t.co/IDONZXSutX