Today is the #HumanRightsDay, and I want you to remember Jimmy Lai — the 75-year-old pro-democracy media mogul who was sentenced to 5 year and 9 months in jail yesterday.
And all political prisoners now unjustly detained in Hong Kong, Tibet, East Turkestan, China, and elsewhere.
"Chinese intellectuals, dissidents and celebrities from all over the world, 186 in number, have signed an open letter to Olaf Scholz. In it, they ask the chancellor to cancel his trip to Beijing planned for Thursday." /1 https://t.co/cF5OxwYE0X
This last one is the most important. Individual sanctions are meaningful but don’t slow China’s expansion. US influence over China is limited. But US has great power to influence the behavior of US companies abroad. It’s time for strong action to curb the flow of foreign money.
1/4 Today, I testified at the Congressional Executive Commission on China @CECCgov about my experience with the broken Hong Kong justice system. You can watch my oral testimony (along with my co-witnesses) & read my longer written testimony on my Substack. https://t.co/aoSEUlyT41
11K soldiers in parade in #Moscow. 25.6 K #Russia soldiers lie dead in #Ukraine soil. That’s 25 650 to be exact. Twice as much as on that parade of shame
Before Hong Kong's political elites pick the next city leader, 3 activists from the League of Social Democrats held a lone public protest.
"Power to the people, universal suffrage now," they chanted as they marched to the voting venue amid heavy police presence.
« Toi t’es trop moche, on va te laisser vivre pour que tu racontes à tout le monde ».
Voilà ce que les soudards de Poutine ont dit à une adolescente de 17 ans après avoir violé sa mère et sa petite sœur de 15 ans sous ses yeux pendant des jours et les avoir tabassées à mort.
This is how an 11 year old boy sees the world after having been raped by #Russia soldier in front of his mother. I find it hard to read reports like this, even harder to tweet about them, and absolutely impossible to remain silent. The world must know the truth
Depuis l’invasion de l’Ukraine, les pays européens ont importé pour 44 milliards d’euros de gaz, pétrole et charbon de Russie, soit deux fois plus que l’année dernière sur la même période. L’Europe finance donc la guerre de Poutine. Cette honte doit cesser.
L’embargo, maintenant.
Putin’s War Is an Existential Crisis for the UN: “Putin’s actions, like Mussolini’s, have uncovered the failings of the UN.If this body fails in crisis and cannot preserve order, it should fade into oblivion like the League of Nations.” https://t.co/TQZ8QTOZrC
Children were found with their hands tied and shot dead. #Russia soldiers killed them because they could! Because the West chose to watch! Because the @UN and @NATO chose to ignore #Ukraine plea for help
As the whole world watches in horror the images from #Kyiv region, Germany 🇩🇪 allows #Russia supporters rally. @OlafScholz come to #Bucha and talk about freedom of assembly to parents who watched their daughters raped and children who saw their parents shot.