Whether you agree with @appledaily_hk’s stance or not, this is truly heartbreaking. The end of an era, an era of which Hong Kong was allowed to express different opinions. Now this has gone and what’s left for #HongKong 💔
Together with @SecPompeo 🇺🇸, @MarisePayne 🇦🇺 & @FP_Champagne 🇨🇦, 🇬🇧 makes clear that mass arrests under National Security Law are designed to crush dissent in Hong Kong, not restore order. China must keep its word & respect rights & freedoms of HK people https://t.co/FpU29Dq3Ke
So sick of people trying to compare the U.S. with China and Russia. As distressing as the U.S. Capitol riot is, participants will be arrested for trying to SUBVERT democracy. The 50+ people just arrested in HK were detained for trying to PROMOTE it
https://t.co/43A0VQM7yk
Democracy is being dismantled in Hong Kong. China is undermining the rights and freedoms guaranteed under the Basic Law and further disregarding its commitments under the Joint Declaration. The Foreign Secretary must make a statement to Parliament.
https://t.co/ciXKErm1Dn
The sweeping arrests of pro-democracy demonstrators are an assault on those bravely advocating for universal rights. The Biden-Harris administration will stand with the people of Hong Kong and against Beijing’s crackdown on democracy. https://t.co/nSj8dr3OEg
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?
HK waking to news of mass arrests of pro-democracy politicians for conducting a primary election which is being called an act of “subversion” under the national security law. Total numbers arrested not yet clear, but it seems to be dozens.
[Just In] Former lawmakers James To, Andrew Wan, Lam Cheuk Ting were arrested by police national security branch this morning for last yr legislature election. Police said “35+” (winning the majority in LegCo election) was an act of SUBVERSION, in violation of the NSL.
#BREAKING#HongKong wakes up to another round of arrests of pro-democracy activists. Several ppl, includ LSD's Leung Kwok-hung, Tiffany Yuen from disbanded Demosisto & Ventus Lau, were arrested over #NationalSecurityLaw, for joining pan-dems Legco primaries in July.
Local media are reporting that dozens of Hong Kong pro-democracy activists & politicians have been arrested under the National Security Law. This is the biggest crackdown so far under the NSL & the biggest ever wave of arrests of major pro-democracy figures in one day in HK.
Alvin Yeung, Ventus Lau & Gary Fan have also been arrested, according to their social media accounts. Fergus Leung is also being served with a search warrant at his home, so an arrest is likely to follow
That's at least seven arrests in relation to the pre-LegCo primary in July.
UPDATE: Multiple 2020 Legco candidates that participated in the pro-democracy camp primary were arrested at home this morning under the #NationalSecurityLaw for subversion.
Eddie Chu was again arrested this morning at 6:25 am pertaining to the 35+ primary election. Eddie Chu is accused of breaching the draconian National Security Law. It is not yet known which Police station has been sent to.
It's #FridaysForFreedom! This week we got more proof about atrocities committed against #Uyghurs. We also saw more military threats against #Taiwan and further deterioration in #HongKong. Seems too familiar.
@NOW4humanity
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Today it was announced that the #hk12 will face prosecution in Shenzhen courts.
None of the demands of the #save12HKyouths campaign have yet been met, and we reiterate our support for these calls. Read our statement: https://t.co/AOZjm5JcnJ