NEW: Media Freedom Coalition statement on media freedom in Hong Kong
The undersigned members of the Media Freedom Coalition remain deeply concerned at the Hong Kong and mainland Chinese authorities’ continued attacks on freedom of the press
Read more: https://t.co/XzmVJ8TaJI
Apple Daily, once a stalwart of independent journalism in Hong Kong, was silenced by oppressive forces. Let's remember the importance of a free press and stand up for journalism worldwide. #FreeJimmyLai#JimmyLaiTrialWatch https://t.co/sQrFRw5DGx.
Tony Chung says that he, like Agnes Chow, was offered a trip to China by #HongKong authorities to "learn about its development," but they didn't follow up on the offer to him. He says, "I already miss HK. [Fleeing] was a very difficult decision to make." https://t.co/18jCfBZafh
NEW: Tony Chung, a pro-Hong Kong independence activist who finished his National Security Law sentence, has arrived in UK to seek asylum. He told me that after prison, the police demanded he be a source to provide information about other activists.
https://t.co/ABBn3Q1Hyo
1/ Today, a bipartisan group of US lawmakers introduced a bill to sanction 49 Hong Kong judges, prosecutors & gov't officials. They range from appeals judges to low-level prosecutors. If passed, it would make clear that ANYONE participating in persecution can be held accountable.
Jimmy Lai marks his 1,000th day in Hong Kong’s Stanley Prison on Tuesday, an ignominious anniversary that should remind the world of his bravery and China’s disdain for international treaties and the rule of law.
https://t.co/YtkD12Ft2k
#HongKong national security police have taken away Nathan Law’s sister-in-law for questioning.
She’s the 48th person affected by the crackdown related to the arrest warrants & bounties issued for 8 exiled HKers on July 3, 13 of them associated with Nathan. https://t.co/PToU0sjMqO
For those who asked:
Yes, this is the photo I used to renew my HKID card when I was 18.
The 18-year-old me would never have thought the photo would be publicized globally in an arrest warrant (with a bounty) 8 years later.
Note: they widened the photo on the warrant.
At the University of Queensland in Australia, Chinese students bullied a Hongkong student and shouted, "I support genocide, I'm proud of it, so what?"
These Chinese students utilize the democratic system to grow into a force for destroying democracy.
#TheGreatTranslationMovement
HKDC's video recap of the #July1, 2019 march of 550,000 and, later that evening, the storming of the undemocratic Legislative Council.
It was four years ago already, but the spirit of all of these moments lives on in #HongKongers' hearts.
#FreeHongKong#光復香港時代革命
More than 700 attended the #June12#Manchester rally in a thunderstorm, marking 4 years since the start of the 2019-2020 #HongKong protests. Speakers included those seeking political asylum in the HK & a group aiding #PoliticalPrisoners in #HongKong.
https://t.co/3PBj3uLiXf
More than 1,000 attended the #London#June12 rally on Sunday. It called on the UK gov't to publicly support #JimmyLai & other HK #PoliticalPrisoners; close all Confucius Institutes in the UK; & expedite processing of HK political asylum applications.
https://t.co/3gJFqEcvF2
The Hong Kong government once again kicks off the Streisand effect: the #HongKong
iTunes store's top songs are dominated by #GloryToHongKong, the protest anthem that authorities announced yesterday they will seek to legally ban.
Source: Reddit
#StandWithHongKong
We are worry that more and more content, article, art or song would be banned if the #HongKong government consider it's against the national security law #nsl. This is totally an #internetcensorship and caused real serious damage to Hong Kong.
#glorytohongkong