John 12:24 Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds.
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced early Thursday local time that military operations had begun in Ukraine, kicking off a long-feared attack on their European neighbor.
LIVE UPDATES: https://t.co/AWMFRmz5de
JUST IN: Ukraine's border service says Russian and Belarusian troops are now attacking the northern border from Belarus. There are reports of casualties. https://t.co/AhP1UhFpX7
To Ukrainians around the globe:
Putin attacked, but no one is running away. Army, diplomats, everyone is working. Ukraine fights. Ukraine will defend itself. Ukraine will win.
Share the truth about Putin’s invasion in your countries and call on governments to act immediately.
Heartbreaking. Shooting & arrests in Myitkyina, Kachin State, Burma/#Myanmar - a city I have visited so many times & love deeply
I'm also receiving first-hand calls for help from #Kachin friends
The world must act now to prevent further tragic massacres in #Myanmar/Burma
A soldier says “arrest everyone filming”, armed soldiers approach, and the live broadcast is cut off. Footage by 74 Media shows the moments before several journalists were arrested tonight covering a violent crackdown on protests in Kachin state.
#WhatIsHappeningInMyanmar
For those unable to help the protestors in Myanmar physically, there is at least one thing you can do:
TREND #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar and #SaveMyanmar in your country by simply type it while you share the information. You can also click on the tags to know more. RETWEET.
came to my home (and took me) to a police station, not sure which one, will keep update"
Uncle Wong is also one of the founders of Aegis, an eatery + online store in Taiwan to support HK protesters in exile there
https://t.co/ZiRUES9143
"The lawyer uncle"
黃國桐 Daniel Wong Kwok-tung, also known as Uncle Tung, is a 71 yrs old lawyer volunteers for giving legal aid to 100s of arrested HK protesters
His footprints are all police stn in HK.Jan 14 HKT 06:10, through FB he stated: "the national security / police...
Arrests again show that China is not becoming more open & democratic as a result of international agreements.
EP will never ratify the China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment without commitments & proof that the human rights of Hong Kongers, Uyghurs & Tibetans improve
The 50 people arrested this morning are the most vocal pro-democracy voices left in Hong Kong.
However, as they are arrested under the NSL, whether bail will be granted to them remains unknown.
Looking forward to response from Team @JoeBiden & the EU.
BREAKING:
HK activists & politicians are arrested under "subversion" due to their participation in pro-democracy camp's primary election.
When one of the most critical Senate races is ongoing in the US, in HK, participation in elections could lead to life-long imprisonment.
Winning an election is subversion of the state.
Ok then.
A reminder that we signed a treaty promising to protect #HongKong from stuff like this. Where are those promises now?
We strongly condemn the arrests of pro-democracy activists who stood in last year's democratic primaries. Beijing is once again undermining Hong Kong's democracy & breaching its obligations under the Sino-British Joint Declaration.
BREAKING:
Dozens of winners of 2020 #HongKong pro-democracy primaries, such as Lester Shum, Ventus Lau, Fergus Leung and Gwyneth Ho, have been arrested under the National Security Law.
Worse still, there is #NO presumption of innocence under the #NSL.