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Some exits at Mong Kok MTR are closed, while #police stand guard at remaining ones, both in the station and on the ground.
#Police now make frequent use of orange tape to keep the press away. But what’s rather perplexing is their use of tape to block every crossing and forcing people to jaywalk. 
#Police now advancing along Sai Yeung Choi Street,
As #Beijing prepares to impose a sweeping #NationalSecurityLaw formally invalidating core #1C2S protections, risks are mounting for #HongKongers & their future.
So I’m standing up a #HongKong #WatchFloor:
bit.ly/HongKongWatch
Stay tuned for updates!
andrewerickson.com/2020/05/the-ho…
So I’m standing up a #HongKong #WatchFloor:
bit.ly/HongKongWatch
Stay tuned for updates!
andrewerickson.com/2020/05/the-ho…
The clock is ticking toward an unclear, but clearly worrisome, future for #HongKong.
To shine a spotlight on these critical issues, I’m standing up this virtual #WatchFloor.
I’ll improve & update it to the best of my ability, & welcome suggestions via andrewerickson.com/contact.
To shine a spotlight on these critical issues, I’m standing up this virtual #WatchFloor.
I’ll improve & update it to the best of my ability, & welcome suggestions via andrewerickson.com/contact.
As #Beijing prepares to impose a sweeping #NationalSecurityLaw that in effect invalidates core #OneCountryTwoSystems-promised protections, risks are mounting for #HongKongers.
Under assault: some of their most cherished values & freedoms.
andrewerickson.com/2020/05/the-ho…
#1C2S → #1C1S
Under assault: some of their most cherished values & freedoms.
andrewerickson.com/2020/05/the-ho…
#1C2S → #1C1S
#Thread to share and spread what i find most concerning from the Submission to the #UK #APPG on #HongKong for its inquiry into violations of #HR and humanitarian principles by the #HKPF. Published by @HK_CRO, est. 2014 they work to protect and promote civil and political rights/2
in #HongKong, with a focus on #Police abuse of powers. The 4 pillars of their work are: #humanrights education, police power monitoring, policy advocacy, and emergency #hr support. #StandWithHongKong 🇩🇪❤️🇭🇰 /3
#Mongkok: Nathan Road reoccupied as police vehicles leave, moving south towards Yau Ma Tei on Nathan Road. Air a bit peppery. #HongKongProtests
Police are stationed on foot with vehicles standing by at the junction between Nathan Rd and Waterloo Rd, Yau Ma Tei, a kilometer south of the crowds. #HongKongProtests
NOW: Chaos suddenly at Mongkok. Bricks are thrown at police vehicles. Police jump out and make arrests and pepper spray crowds. At least three arrests and many press and medics pepper sprayed. #HongKongProtests
#PressFreedom is being challenged AGAIN!
Riot Police shoved off @rthk_news journalist, out-of-control #HongKongPolice even shouted “You think you’re #CIA?! Try to subvert #HongKong?!!”
#HKPoliceState #HongKongProtests #FreeSpeech @pressfreedom
Riot Police shoved off @rthk_news journalist, out-of-control #HongKongPolice even shouted “You think you’re #CIA?! Try to subvert #HongKong?!!”
#HKPoliceState #HongKongProtests #FreeSpeech @pressfreedom
【槍頭對 #鏡頭】— 感謝記者堅守真相
Gun Vs. #Camera, thanks #journalists exposing the truth of #HKpoliceterrorism.
Special Thanks: #cityu #城大編委
#香港デモ #hongkong #FreedomOfThePress #hkpolicebrutality #PressFreedom
Gun Vs. #Camera, thanks #journalists exposing the truth of #HKpoliceterrorism.
Special Thanks: #cityu #城大編委
#香港デモ #hongkong #FreedomOfThePress #hkpolicebrutality #PressFreedom
It’s getting crazier out there — a freelance #reporter for @HongKongFP, May James, has been ARRESTED whilst at work in #Mongkok tonight.
#PressFreedom #journalists #HongKongProtests #HongKong
#PressFreedom #journalists #HongKongProtests #HongKong
#BREAKING —😡
#HKPolice just fired #teargas into a local pharmacy in #Mongkok.
Looks absolutely #DYSTOPIA.
Photos: @StandNewsHK
#HKPoliceTerrorism #HKPoliceState #hongkong #HongKongProtests
#HKPolice just fired #teargas into a local pharmacy in #Mongkok.
Looks absolutely #DYSTOPIA.
Photos: @StandNewsHK
#HKPoliceTerrorism #HKPoliceState #hongkong #HongKongProtests
Another shop totally DESTROYED by #HongKongPolice tonight
— Tear Gas *BURNS the paper carton boxes* outside the restaurant, setting the fire.
This is #HongKongPoliceTerrorism & they don’t have to be accountable to ANY crimes they committed!!
#HongKongProtests #hongkong
— Tear Gas *BURNS the paper carton boxes* outside the restaurant, setting the fire.
This is #HongKongPoliceTerrorism & they don’t have to be accountable to ANY crimes they committed!!
#HongKongProtests #hongkong
#HKPoliceState — if NO ONE is allowed to stay on streets, why not #HKGov just call a #CURFEW😡
Several buses were hit by #HongKongPolice’s arbitrary firing of #TearGas in Mongkok.
#宵禁啦笨 #hongkong #antichinazi #HongKongProtests #香港デモ
Several buses were hit by #HongKongPolice’s arbitrary firing of #TearGas in Mongkok.
#宵禁啦笨 #hongkong #antichinazi #HongKongProtests #香港デモ
Quite a day in #HongKong as protestors took to the streets in a “day of grief”, as China celebrated 70 years of communist rule. Set piece events in Beijing stood in stark contrast to what we’ve seen on the streets of the former British colony today.
The day started peacefully @GMB , with tens of thousands heading to Causeway Bay for a march that had been banned by authorities. One local legislator told me the protests were focusing on police brutality and the response of the administration.
Tonight #HongKongProtests targeted the #MongKok area - station entrances were smashed, lasers and fireworks aimed at police who responded with tear gas. Some petrol bombs were thrown from behind makeshift barriers that soon came down.
