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POLITICAL UPDATE
1/ As Hong Kong slides ever deeper into authoritarianism, with the media, courts and arts scene being censored and repressed, more young people make the difficult choice to flee the city…
POLITICAL UPDATE
1/ As Hong Kong slides ever deeper into authoritarianism, with the media, courts and arts scene being censored and repressed, more young people make the difficult choice to flee the city…
2/ We must ensure their safety, to preserve and protect the spirit and people of Hong Kong
Exodus of young people from Hong Kong.
Under the crushing fear of the draconian security law, young people are reluctantly leaving Hong Kong in droves to find safety & freedom elsewhere.
Exodus of young people from Hong Kong.
Under the crushing fear of the draconian security law, young people are reluctantly leaving Hong Kong in droves to find safety & freedom elsewhere.
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In particular, activists and anyone associated with the pro-democracy movement in the city simply do not feel safe anymore in their home city.
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In particular, activists and anyone associated with the pro-democracy movement in the city simply do not feel safe anymore in their home city.
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The National Security Law is already being used to target key figures like Joshua Wong and media tycoon Jimmy Lai, whose assets were also recently frozen under the new legislation…
bloomberg.com/news/features/…
The National Security Law is already being used to target key figures like Joshua Wong and media tycoon Jimmy Lai, whose assets were also recently frozen under the new legislation…
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5/ These campaigns of harassment against high profile individuals, are deliberately formulated to strike fear into the hearts of anyone else who might dare to disagree with the authorities….
5/ These campaigns of harassment against high profile individuals, are deliberately formulated to strike fear into the hearts of anyone else who might dare to disagree with the authorities….
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Areas like Greater Manchester, Birmingham, and Reading have become hotspots for those escaping the rise in authoritarianism, with thousands of Hongkongers using the UK’s British National (Overseas) visa scheme as a lifeline…
Areas like Greater Manchester, Birmingham, and Reading have become hotspots for those escaping the rise in authoritarianism, with thousands of Hongkongers using the UK’s British National (Overseas) visa scheme as a lifeline…
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8/ But those who are not eligible to follow this route still need protection. The protest movement in Hong Kong was overwhelmingly driven by young people, many of whom do not qualify for BNO status…
8/ But those who are not eligible to follow this route still need protection. The protest movement in Hong Kong was overwhelmingly driven by young people, many of whom do not qualify for BNO status…
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9/ The government must ensure options for these brave young Hongkongers to seek refuge and live free from fear. Write to your MP today and ask them to leave no young activists behind who desperately need our support.
#BNO #NationalSecurityLaw
9/ The government must ensure options for these brave young Hongkongers to seek refuge and live free from fear. Write to your MP today and ask them to leave no young activists behind who desperately need our support.
#BNO #NationalSecurityLaw
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10/ Patriots only, the new normal for Hong Kong’s politics
Eddie Chu, a former pro-democracy lawmaker in the Legislative Council, has become the latest casualty in Beijing’s full frontal assault on political freedom in Hong Kong
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10/ Patriots only, the new normal for Hong Kong’s politics
Eddie Chu, a former pro-democracy lawmaker in the Legislative Council, has become the latest casualty in Beijing’s full frontal assault on political freedom in Hong Kong
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11/ Chu, an environmental activist once dubbed the “king of votes” after winning the largest number of ballots in the 2016 LegCo elections, has announced that he is giving up on politics, fearing that he “may not enjoy freedom for a long period.”
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Chu, along with 46 other pro-democracy politicians and activists, has been charged with “conspiracy to commit subversion” under the national security law, after taking part in a popular, unofficial pro-democracy primary to prepare for the now cancelled 2020 LegCo General Election
Chu’s departure signals yet another high-profile, pro-democracy lawmaker subdued into silence by the Chinese Communist Party’s full force crackdown on all dissenting voices following a string of similar resignations across Hong Kong’s democracy movement since the turn of the year
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UK Govt must do more to support Hong Kong as its defenders endure this new era of authoritarian rule. It’s overdue for the UK to implement Magnitsky-style sanctions on Hong Kong & Chinese officials complicit in violating Hong Kong’s autonomy…
UK Govt must do more to support Hong Kong as its defenders endure this new era of authoritarian rule. It’s overdue for the UK to implement Magnitsky-style sanctions on Hong Kong & Chinese officials complicit in violating Hong Kong’s autonomy…
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Eddie Chu and other brave Hongkongers may have resigned their politics - and indeed their fate - but we cannot abandon our moral, historical obligation to the people of Hong Kong.
#EddieChu #MagnitskyAct
Eddie Chu and other brave Hongkongers may have resigned their politics - and indeed their fate - but we cannot abandon our moral, historical obligation to the people of Hong Kong.
#EddieChu #MagnitskyAct
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Pro-democracy supporters subdued into silence by the Chinese Communist Party’s full force crackdown on all dissenting voices.
#EddieChu #MagnitskyAct
Pro-democracy supporters subdued into silence by the Chinese Communist Party’s full force crackdown on all dissenting voices.
#EddieChu #MagnitskyAct
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China’s crackdown on freedom of thought
Arts scene in Hong Kong has long been an established sector to reflect Hongkongers’ creativity & freedom-loving spirit.
nytimes.com/2021/05/20/wor…
China’s crackdown on freedom of thought
Arts scene in Hong Kong has long been an established sector to reflect Hongkongers’ creativity & freedom-loving spirit.
nytimes.com/2021/05/20/wor…
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Arts scene in Hong Kong has long been an established sector to reflect Hongkongers’ creativity and freedom-loving spirit. Hence it is not surprising the scene is becoming the newest victim of CCP’s stifling crackdown.
Arts scene in Hong Kong has long been an established sector to reflect Hongkongers’ creativity and freedom-loving spirit. Hence it is not surprising the scene is becoming the newest victim of CCP’s stifling crackdown.
As the protest movement in Hong Kong has been repressed, defiant Hongkongese artists are looking at new ways to fight for the history and culture of Hong Kong as a free city with a global outlook to not be silenced.
nytimes.com/2021/05/20/wor…
nytimes.com/2021/05/20/wor…
Activists “hijacked” Art Basel Hong Kong over the weekend by installing four miniature Lady Liberty statues around the exhibition, and the art work is titled as There’s No Art Without Freedom
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The original Lady Liberty – which stands four-meter tall and depicts a protester in a gas mask, goggles, and a helmet – was installed atop Kowloon’s Lion Rock in October 2019.
#Art #LadyLibertyHK
The original Lady Liberty – which stands four-meter tall and depicts a protester in a gas mask, goggles, and a helmet – was installed atop Kowloon’s Lion Rock in October 2019.
#Art #LadyLibertyHK
The authorities know this however, children’s clothing chain Chickeeduck was raided by the police earlier this month as their stores display protest themed artworks.
#Art #LadyLibertyHK
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#Art #LadyLibertyHK
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Art fairs and the city’s new M+ Museum of visual culture facing censorship which demonstrates the terrifying new normal China is enforcing in Hong Kong.
#Art #LadyLibertyHK
Art fairs and the city’s new M+ Museum of visual culture facing censorship which demonstrates the terrifying new normal China is enforcing in Hong Kong.
#Art #LadyLibertyHK
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What can you do?
By keeping an eye out for developments in Hong Kong, you are already part of an international community that monitors and ensures Hongkongers are not forgotten or left behind…
What can you do?
By keeping an eye out for developments in Hong Kong, you are already part of an international community that monitors and ensures Hongkongers are not forgotten or left behind…
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What can you do?
Please consider amplifying our voices by:
1) Following us on social media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube).
2) Tweeting about Hong Kong with #StandWithHongKong
What can you do?
Please consider amplifying our voices by:
1) Following us on social media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube).
2) Tweeting about Hong Kong with #StandWithHongKong
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What can you do?
2) Tweeting about Hong Kong with #StandWithHongKong
3) Asking your political representative(s) to re-examine trade deals with human rights abusers, including Beijing, to #HoldChinaAccountable
What can you do?
2) Tweeting about Hong Kong with #StandWithHongKong
3) Asking your political representative(s) to re-examine trade deals with human rights abusers, including Beijing, to #HoldChinaAccountable
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What can you do?
4) Writing to your MP to urge them to #StandWithHK and impose sanctions for the unlawful restrictions imposed on Hong Kong.
5) Staying alert to security threats and the spread of disinformation online.
What can you do?
4) Writing to your MP to urge them to #StandWithHK and impose sanctions for the unlawful restrictions imposed on Hong Kong.
5) Staying alert to security threats and the spread of disinformation online.
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Although the team is staying safe at home during this unprecedented time, our fight for freedom will not stop.
For the latest details of our events and protests around the world, visit our social media pages: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Youtube.
Although the team is staying safe at home during this unprecedented time, our fight for freedom will not stop.
For the latest details of our events and protests around the world, visit our social media pages: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Youtube.
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