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[First anniversary of #831 #PrinceEdward attack]
1. In the past year, everything worsens in #HK, with a draconian #NationalSecurityLaw imposed, textbooks censored, #hkprotesters forced into exile, and the fate of 12 asylum seekers now left unknown during detention in #China.
1. In the past year, everything worsens in #HK, with a draconian #NationalSecurityLaw imposed, textbooks censored, #hkprotesters forced into exile, and the fate of 12 asylum seekers now left unknown during detention in #China.
2. Recently #hkpolice just started to rewrite the history of #PoliceBrutality, turning lies into truths. From tomorrow on, #HKgov will impose a citywide DNA collection, which is considered as a prelude to more sophisticated surveillance regime in #Hongkong.
[#HKers calling on #Cellebrite to halt selling phone hacking technologies to #Belarus] #standwithbelarus
1/ Phone hacking tech is one of the weapons abused by authoritarian regimes to stamp out dissidents, in particular, crackdowns on leaderless movements in both Belarus and HK.
1/ Phone hacking tech is one of the weapons abused by authoritarian regimes to stamp out dissidents, in particular, crackdowns on leaderless movements in both Belarus and HK.
2/ Solely in #Hongkong, throughout #hkprotests last year, #hkpolice has been using Cellebrite's hacking technology to crack at least 4000 #Hkprotesters’ phones without consent, with our private conversation used by authoritarian regimes for political purges.
[#HKgov told right lawyers: #Hkpolice's shooting in #Hkprotesters’ chest is “reasonable”]
1. On Oct 1 last year, an 18yo student was shot in his chest by live bullet fired at point-blank range, 3cm from his heart with bullet fragments scattering around his ribs, lung and chest.
1. On Oct 1 last year, an 18yo student was shot in his chest by live bullet fired at point-blank range, 3cm from his heart with bullet fragments scattering around his ribs, lung and chest.
2. But when he sued for injury compensation, #HK legal aid dept, not only unreasonably rejected his request but also prejudicially supported #HKpolicebrutality, saying "the use of force by the Police at the material time was reasonable" before trials and rulings even begin.
3. Legal Aid Dept is heavily blasted for its tightening scrutiny on legal aid applications, esp for cases related to gov misconducts. But it is the first time for the dept to make such an irresponsible judgment before trials. Plaintiff doesn't even know the date of hearing yet.
[The city's largest-ever DNA collection by #China]
1. Starting from today, #Beijing will send medical personnel from China to #HK for mass testing. Just like #nationalsecuritylaw legislation, the decision is unilaterally imposed without public consultation.
1. Starting from today, #Beijing will send medical personnel from China to #HK for mass testing. Just like #nationalsecuritylaw legislation, the decision is unilaterally imposed without public consultation.
2. Up to now, Beijing and #hkgov fail to provide details primarily about how DNA samples will be used during and after test, and whether those samples collected will be sent to Mainland afterwards.
3. Worse still, even the city’s head in charge of controlling #covid19 never heard of the plan. As a result, it casts more doubts on whether #China is imposing genetic surveillance in #HK while #hkpolice recently took DNA swabs of #hkprotesters under sweeping #nationalsecuritylaw
[Under #nationalsecuritylaw, I was tailed by 4 unknown cars in 30 min today]
1. After #NSL became effective, stalking that targets me has intensified. Solely today I was tailed by at least 4 unknown cars/motorbikes in 30min drive. Even my Uber driver could tell we were stalked
1. After #NSL became effective, stalking that targets me has intensified. Solely today I was tailed by at least 4 unknown cars/motorbikes in 30min drive. Even my Uber driver could tell we were stalked
2. According to telegram bot developed by #Hkprotesters that crowdsources information about unknown cars owned by #hkpolice or unknown Chinese holders, the cars’ numbers are all classified as “dangerous cars”.
DEMOSISTO: RESPONSE TO US SECRETARY POMPEO OFFICIAL DECERTIFICATION OF HONG KONG SPECIAL STATUS
1. #US StateSec Pompeo certified #HK no longer warrants differential treatment under US law as ‘No reasonable person can assert that HK maintains a high degree of autonomy from #China
1. #US StateSec Pompeo certified #HK no longer warrants differential treatment under US law as ‘No reasonable person can assert that HK maintains a high degree of autonomy from #China
2. His report to Congress mentioned 3 key events to his decision: NPCSC’s assertion of its right to interpret all #HK; #Liaisonoffice’s claim that it was exempt from Basic Law; and the #NationalSecurityLaw announced last week.
3. He applauded millions of #HKprotesters who have stood up to #Beijing’s encroachment. But in response, he noted, the #HKgov ‘deployed tear gas’ & ‘made mass arrests’, while China ‘reportedly dispatched its People’s Armed Police into HK’, breaching Basic Law& Joint Declaration.
[EU should take actions before China scraps its promise]
1/ By unilaterally imposing an ill-defined #nationalsecuritylaw and a #secret-police agency, China is clearly scraping its promise of Joint Declaration and rewriting rules.
1/ By unilaterally imposing an ill-defined #nationalsecuritylaw and a #secret-police agency, China is clearly scraping its promise of Joint Declaration and rewriting rules.
2/ The latest development by @Reuters shows, #Beijing plans to impose a #CCP-led court in #Hongkong that blocks all foreign judges. Beyond any doubt, all these new measures will undermine HK’s judicial independence and its role as the only common law jurisdiction on China’s soul.
3/ The new law will definitely create massive political & legal uncertainties in this global city that affect civil society & foreign business. The loosely defined “foreign forces” will also put all ex-pats & travellers at risk amid the rise of China’s #wolfwarrior diplomacy.
[#HKpolice, the Ministry of Truth of 21st century’s #HongKong]
1/ For the first time, #HKPolice attended #UN Human Rights Commission recently after civilians, journalists, elderly, pregnant women & #HKProtesters were forcibly & unreasonably shot, beaten & tortured by them.
1/ For the first time, #HKPolice attended #UN Human Rights Commission recently after civilians, journalists, elderly, pregnant women & #HKProtesters were forcibly & unreasonably shot, beaten & tortured by them.
2/ More ridiculously, when 2 million #HKers, one-fourth of city population demonstrated for democracy, #hkpolice called them “mobs.” When over 80% of citizens criticized police for escalating forces in a poll, #HKPolice called them as "extorted their demands from the government.”
3/ Leaked police manuals have already shown police’s excessive & disproportional use of forces against unarmed civilians. #Policebrutality was also well caught by international media & slammed by human rights groups. But #HKPolice just arrogantly dismissed them as liars & fools.
【7165 arrested, 1154 on trial】
According to the written reply from #HKGov to Legislator @ChuHoiDick, 7165 HKers were arrested since last summer because of protest. 1154 #HKProtesters are now on trial (including me & @chowtingagnes), while 5613 are still under investigation.
According to the written reply from #HKGov to Legislator @ChuHoiDick, 7165 HKers were arrested since last summer because of protest. 1154 #HKProtesters are now on trial (including me & @chowtingagnes), while 5613 are still under investigation.
Monthly Arrests during protest since 2019
June: 73
July: 224
August: 750
September: 764
October: 1189
November: 2899
December: 697
January: 569
June: 73
July: 224
August: 750
September: 764
October: 1189
November: 2899
December: 697
January: 569
Days with topmost arrests, with numbers of arrests:
Nov 18: #SiegeOfPolyu, 1071
Jan 1: New Year's Rally, banned, 351
Oct 1: Protests on #China's national day, 299
Nov 11: #SiegeofCUHK, 296
Nov 2: Election rally, banned, 262
Nov 19: #SiegeOfPolyu, 216
Nov 13: #SiegeofCUHK, 211
Nov 18: #SiegeOfPolyu, 1071
Jan 1: New Year's Rally, banned, 351
Oct 1: Protests on #China's national day, 299
Nov 11: #SiegeofCUHK, 296
Nov 2: Election rally, banned, 262
Nov 19: #SiegeOfPolyu, 216
Nov 13: #SiegeofCUHK, 211
1/ This is my honour to be chosen by Financial Times @FT as one of 50 people who shaped the decade, and, more importantly, as the only #hongkonger on the list.
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2/ As this movement is leaderless, I think this honor belongs to #HKProtesters. 2019 is the watershed in #hongkong's history. In the past 6 months, #HKers have been fighting hard with tears, sweat and blood. 6000 of us were arrested, 1,000 persecuted and more crackdowns underway.
3/ We will not forget their names. In the new year, #hongkongers will continue our cause for democracy and freedoms. And I will continue to seek international support and pass human rights bills on Hong Kong.
To our South Asian Friends in #HongKong —
Undercover cops (#HKPolice) might disguise as #HKprotesters & damage Kowloon #Masjid/ shops this Sun.
Herein a PROMISE: no damage & we will PROTECT. This is #SelfPolicing when police keep failing us!
#Malaysia #Indonesia #Islam #Muslim
Undercover cops (#HKPolice) might disguise as #HKprotesters & damage Kowloon #Masjid/ shops this Sun.
Herein a PROMISE: no damage & we will PROTECT. This is #SelfPolicing when police keep failing us!
#Malaysia #Indonesia #Islam #Muslim
“Our thoughts & Prayers are with Mr. Jimmy Sham.” — letter from #Islamic Community Fund of #HongKong.
YES! We stand as one. Thank you our #Muslims friends!
#齊上齊落 #PrayForJimmy
#五大訴求缺一不可 #HongKong #StandWithHongKong #hkprotest
YES! We stand as one. Thank you our #Muslims friends!
#齊上齊落 #PrayForJimmy
#五大訴求缺一不可 #HongKong #StandWithHongKong #hkprotest
Thank you Mr. Muhammad Arshad, Chief Imam of #HongKong!
We are all #HongKongers when we all love our #HOME & all other people in it!!
#WeAreHongKongers 👫🇭🇰👭🇭🇰👬
#PrayForJimmy #FightForFreedom #StandWithHK
We are all #HongKongers when we all love our #HOME & all other people in it!!
#WeAreHongKongers 👫🇭🇰👭🇭🇰👬
#PrayForJimmy #FightForFreedom #StandWithHK
