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A group of 21 governments issued a joint statement Saturday condemning
#China over its closure of#HongKong pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily. The statement was issued through the Media Freedom Coalition. https://thehill.com/homenews/media/562398-us-20-other-nations-condemn-beijings-closure-of-hong-kong-newspaper …Show this thread -
WOW! Lithuania throws open the doors to
#HongKongers - even those with NO PASSPORT?! I was with@Adomenas in#HongKong Nov 2019. He is a true friend to the city. And, like most Lithuanians, knows what oppression feels like. H/T@Michael_Yonpic.twitter.com/YWtMVqFNyn
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200-plus
#HongKong prodemocracy lawmakers quit local councils Overall, more than half of prodemocracy district council members are expected to leave their seats. The exodus comes amid mounting concern over the future of Hong Kong's prodemocracy movement https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/200-plus-Hong-Kong-pro-democracy-lawmakers-quit-local-councils … -
Very happy that our
#HongKong /#AppleDaily resolution got approved by a huge majority!
You can rewatch my speech from this morning in the plenary of the @Europarl_EN below, in which I urged my colleaugues to also#StandWithHongKong and vote in favour of this resolution
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#NationalSecurityLaw, political prosecution starts in secondary schools-2#HongKong students handed demerits for singing Canto-pop song with lyrics deemed “sensitive” by their school despite winning competition. Could affect further academic career. https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/hong-kong/article/3140334/hong-kong-students-punished-singing-canto-pop-song … -
A heart-wrenching morning as I read through many sad yet determined resignation posts from
#HongKong's pro-democracy district councilors. As the government will begin the oath-taking process for all of them, at least 172 pro-democracy district councilors have resigned.Show this thread -
University of Hong Kong removes all posters from ‘Democracy Wall’ and student union premises https://hongkongfp.com/2021/07/12/university-of-hong-kong-removes-all-posters-from-democracy-wall-and-student-union-premises …
#HongKong#HKU#HKUSUpic.twitter.com/398aburRlf
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Our co-founder and Chief Executive
@benedictrogers's Chinese characters have been turned into a postcard for#HongKong by a very courageous#HongKonger
#FightForFreedom#StandWithHongKonghttps://twitter.com/benedictrogers/status/1413805217263595520 …
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Let us stand up for freedom!
#HongKong#Taiwan#Xinjianghttps://twitter.com/hildevautmans/status/1413113975563247619 …
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A very brave person has taken my Chinese characters & turned them into a postcard for
#HongKong They're lyrics from Glory to Hong Kong A pack arrived today To the person who made these & sent them: Thank you so much. I'm humbled, honoured & deeply inspired#StandWithHongKongpic.twitter.com/pl1RXXi80t
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We have just two days before the end of
@hk_watch crowdfunder Thank you so the support of so many, we have already exceeded our target But could you help us meet our stretch target in these next two days, so we can do more to help#HongKong and#HongKongers? Details below
https://twitter.com/hk_watch/status/1404769479775637509 …
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Media Freedom Coalition statement on closure of Apple Daily newspaper in
#HongKong
http://ow.ly/veYX50Fsx01 pic.twitter.com/dzTXPw6azV
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Meeting the press at 1am, student union council of
#HongKong University announced their resignation and issued an apology. This came after a member of university's governing council said he welcomed a police probe into the student group, which mourned the death of police attacker pic.twitter.com/oJNFB62UNr
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About to negotiate the joint text with my colleagues for this week’s #HongKong resolution. I will push to include: end of extradition treaties, lifeboat scheme for HongKongers, targeted#sanctions, UN Special Envoy for HK & diplomatic boycott of#Beijing2022#StandWithHongKongpic.twitter.com/P0OV7B3ouy
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The people of
#HongKong prize their freedoms and liberties, and I admire their boldness and determination in the face of the Chinese Communist Party terror and oppression#StandWithHongKongpic.twitter.com/qhSYgAyoVu
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Feel so honoured that my photo “Business as Usual” - which I took on the day when a young protestor shot by live ammunition in
#HongKongprotest - won silver award in the Editorial/Political category in Moscow International Foto Awards 2021.#HongKong https://bit.ly/3r6bnsq pic.twitter.com/90QmVuontE
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The risks include the Chinese government’s ability to gain access to data that foreign companies store in
#HongKong, two of the people confirmed. https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/white-house-to-warn-us-companies-about-hong-kong-risks-101626197834872.html … -
Tramway at Chun Yeung Street 春秧街電
#HongKong Illustrated by Gary Yeung pic.twitter.com/XuMedx1rRY
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