As a proud member of the October 30 Coalition, Freedom House is encouraged to see growing recognition of the importance of standing with political prisoners around the world. We must keep their stories in the spotlight and sustain the pressure for their release. #FreeThemAll
A powerful bipartisan statement of solidarity with political prisoners and their families worldwide!
Grateful to the U.S. Senate, @SenatorWicker, @SenatorShaheen & @SenWhitehouse, @vkaramurza, and our October 30 coalition.
Proud that through @NEDemocracy, the American people stand with those imprisoned for freedom—and the families awaiting their return.
#FreedomStartsWithAName
A letter from Joshua Wong:
"'There is no fear in love; perfect love casts out fear.'... Only when fear has come true in these past few years can we better understand what this means. It applies to love between companions, love for a community & love for a city."
By the time Joshua reaches the age of 40, he would have spent almost half his life in jail.
This tells what the regime fears most: hope, courage, and new ideas. But keeping him behind bars would not put out the fire of dissent Joshua has already sparked. It’s in our DNA by now.
ICYMI: Freedom House strongly condemns the unjust sentencing of Hong Kong prodemocracy leader Joshua Wong and joins 40 human rights organizations in demanding his immediate and unconditional release.
We urge the Trump administration to raise his case directly with Chinese leaders ahead of the upcoming APEC and G20 summits: https://t.co/X8OGoSYFNg
美國、澳洲、加拿大、法國、德國、義大利、日本、荷蘭、紐西蘭及英國政府就黃之鋒的判刑發表聯合聲明:https://t.co/6vlYK9Ts41
Governments of the United States of America, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom issued a joint statement on the sentencing of Joshua Wong: https://t.co/6vlYK9Ts41
HRF condemns the 10-year sentence handed down to Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong — his second sentence under the draconian National Security Law. He had been set for release in January 2027. https://t.co/tJpXKZ7dKh
Joshua Wong was due to be free in January. Today, Hong Kong sentenced him to another 10 years under Beijing’s national security law.
A system that must keep a 30-year-old democracy advocate locked away is not showing strength. It is revealing fear.
#FreeJoshuaWong.
Today, we join 39 human rights and diaspora groups, led by @freedomhouse, in strongly condemning the sentencing of Joshua Wong and urging democratic governments to demand his immediate and unconditional release.
#FreeJoshuaWong
Read the joint statement here👇🏻
https://t.co/qzA1ynplqj
Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong has been sentenced to 10 years in prison on baseless national security charges.
Wong has been in custody since November 2020, when he was 23, and faces imprisonment until late 2036, when he will be 40.
To keep Hong Kong society subdued, the government appears to have adopted the tactic of stacking charges against influential pro-democracy leaders to ensure their prolonged detention.
https://t.co/dq2OTNawb6
Chairman @RepMoolenaar of the @ChinaSelect: "Joshua Wong is a hero who has stood up to an authoritarian superpower. Joshua only pleaded guilty to the baseless charge of foreign collusion because of the CCP’s systematic erosion of Hong Kong's judicial independence. In return, the CCP has effectively sentenced him under its repressive National Security Law. This is a shameless display of the CCP’s complete disregard for the universal human rights of life and liberty endowed to all of us by our Creator. Joshua and Hong Kong need the international community's support now more than ever. He should be immediately released and reunited with his family."
18 years ago, John McCain delivered his presidential election concession speech, urging his supporters to unite behind President-elect Obama and "find ways to come together to find the necessary compromises to bridge our differences and help restore our prosperity, defend our security in a dangerous world, and leave our children and grandchildren a stronger, better country than we inherited.”