The sentencing of Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong is an unjust and tragic conclusion to this case. We urge the authorities to grant Mr. Lai humanitarian parole.
The sentencing of Jimmy Lai is a a day of shame on this Labour Government, and the failure of this weak Prime Minster to stand up to China is a disgrace. We have serious questions that need to be addressed by this feeble government:
↘️Can the minister have some backbone now and tell us exactly what details were discussed between the Prime Minister and Xi?
↘️Did he call for Jimmy to come back home?
↘️Did he demand access to the healthcare he needs?
↘️When will this weak, sympathetic Labour government finally stand up to China and show some backbone?
↘️Will the Foreign Secretary actually do something, such as summon the Chinese ambassador and prepare a list of diplomats to expel in response to China’s refusal to free Jimmy Lai?
↘️Will the government revoke the planning permission granted for this embassy ��� the super-embassy spy hub?
↘️Will China now be placed on the enhanced tier of threat at long last?
↘️Will the UK, holding the presidency of the UN Security Council, actually take steps now?
↘️What diplomatic actions will be taken to escalate this case, put pressure on China for once, and secure global support for Jimmy’s release?
Today, Jimmy Lai, and the democracy and freedom he has campaigned for in Hong Kong, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.
He must be freed now.
Today is a day of shame for Britain’s weak Labour government and its failure to stand up to China.
In response to the sentencing of #JimmyLai today, our Patron and #HongKong’s last Governor Lord Patten calls out @GOVUK’s failure to secure the release of a British citizen from foreign persecution, and supports the ongoing fight for his release.
Read our statement: https://t.co/ALPRSRi3cC
#FreeJimmyLai
🇬🇧 citizen Jimmy Lai's son is seeking an urgent meeting with @Keir_Starmer to discuss his father's trial, which has been adjourned to 28 July.
"I don’t want my father to die in jail... I need to meet with the prime minister imminently."
#FreeJimmyLai
https://t.co/esyrJ7otZ4
Thank you to Chair of the @HumanRightsCtte and Hong Kong Watch Patron @DavidAltonHL for a thought-provoking discussion on human rights challenges around the world, including in #HongKong.
��� Hong Kong Watch Patron @DavidAltonHL speaks about the risk of transnational repression posed by the 🇨🇳 super embassy.
We greatly appreciate your support in protecting #HongKongers and other diasporic communities.
#StopSuperSurveillance #DefendDiasporas
We must move toward peace, toward security guarantees, and we need to free our people. We are determined to work as quickly as possible with our partners.
The key factor is our partners’ ability to ensure Russia’s readiness not to deceive but to genuinely end the war. Because right now, Russian strikes have not stopped.
Around a hundred “Shahed” drones attack Ukraine each night. Missile strikes are regular. Some of our civilian infrastructure and ports have been hit, unfortunately, including in Odesa.
We continue our work on the diplomatic front to ensure that all necessary conditions are swiftly in place to apply pressure on Russia, to achieve real peace. I am awaiting a report from the Ukrainian delegation that worked in Saudi Arabia and we are preparing new tasks for our diplomacy.
1/ A Hong Kong Catholic newspaper has left its front page mostly blank ahead of the 35th anniversary of China’s 1989 crackdown on protesters in Tiananmen Square, as concerns mount about dwindling freedoms in the city.
You know what the biggest problem with pushing all-things-AI is? Wrong direction.
I want AI to do my laundry and dishes so that I can do art and writing, not for AI to do my art and writing so that I can do my laundry and dishes.
It's a disgrace, that Chiense spies enter our countries covertly & forcefully take back Chinese foreign citizens without the notice of local authorities. #EvilCCP is hurting the freedom and integrity of our country.
@Dr_M_Davis
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Reading this traumatic story is relatable for so many of us—the intense weight of being unsure until the plane takes off whether authorities will change their mind & drag you back to prison.
Welcome to North America, @chowtingagnes. We’re so very glad—and relieved—you’re here.
Hong Kong police blasted prominent democracy activist Agnes Chow after she revealed that she left the city to study in Canada and had no intention of returning, saying in a statement that she was "challenging the rule of law." https://t.co/lZorBjLQnK
Hong Kong police blasted prominent democracy activist Agnes Chow after she revealed that she left the city to study in Canada and had no intention of returning, saying in a statement that she was "challenging the rule of law." https://t.co/lZorBjLQnK