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19 Year Old Studentlocalism Activist Tong Chung Taken Away for National Security Violations

#Breaking #NationalSecurityLaw

2051 | Studentlocalism's Tony Chung Hon Lam was brought onto a black private car, plated VL5473. He was arrested from his Yuen Long residence for "inciting others to divide the country" from self-described national security police.

Source: Fleco Mo's facebook page #Jul29
#Breaking
Student Organisations Targeted, At Least 3 Former Members Arrested in Raids

The police have coordinated arrests in Yuen Long, Tai Wai, and Sha Tin this Wednesday night, arresting at least three former members of the now disbanded pro-Independence student organisation Studentlocalism, including former convenor Tony Chung Hon-lam, his significant other, and as well as former spokesperson Ho Nok-hang.

According to sources on-site, the police claimed that the arrested are suspected to have incited succession, in violation of Article 21 of the National Security Law and would be taken to Ma On Shan Police Station, which houses the police's Department for Safeguarding National Security. More may be arrested tonight.

Studentlocalism is a pro-Independence organisation found by students founded in 2016. Although having disbanded its local operations on 30 June before the National Security Law was implemented, its overseas divisions is currently still under operations, with its Facebook page continuing to post content related to the movement.

Other student organisations have also been targeted. The email address of a localist students group Ideologist and its spokepersons were logged in by unknown people via various phones (including, but not limited to Huawei, Xiaomi, and Samsung phones) in under an hour. The unknown personnel attempted to extract information from the account and even attempted to gain control over Ideologist's social media accounts. No members of this organisation have been arrested as of yet.

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Source: weatherjj, Ideologist
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#PressFreedom #NSL
Online Media Banned From Police Press Conference

The Hong Kong Police Force held a press conference, addressing the arrest of a member of Studentlocalism. Before the conference, the Police Public Relations Branch demanded for the reporters from four online media, including Egg Club, HKGloden, Community U media and Benyuentertain, to leave the Police Headquarters.

Source: Stand News #Jul29
#WhiteTerror #Censorship #PoliceState

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Further Details on Tony Chung's Arrest
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/23830
#Court #July1
Judge Calls Out Prosecutor's Usage Of Half-truths As Evidence

A 24-year-old man was charged with wounding a police officer with intent at Causeway Bay (CWB) on July 1.

On the very same night, the police received an anonyomous call, tipping them off regarding the whereabouts of the accused.

He was intending leaving Hong Kong to London that very night. In the end, he was arrested on the plane. The prosecutor asserted that he attempted to abscond, and that he had bought a one-way ticket. The defendant's lawyer objected against the accusation, as the prosecutor already knew that accused had an electronic return ticket sent to his email, which was purchased by his girlfriend. The judge stated that the prosecutor was not telling the full truth based on the evidences gathered, and questioned the fairness and impartiality which was supposed to be upheld in the court.

Source: Now News #Jul29
#Japan #ParliamentaryAlliance
Japanese Lawmakers Across Parties Motion to Freeze Assets and Bar Entries of Human Rights Offenders. Nathan Law Calls on Japanese Corp to Stop Aiding Hong Kong Police Crack into Phones

Source: Stand News #Jul29
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Japanese Lawmakers Across Parties Motion to Freeze Assets and Bar Entries of Human Rights Offenders, Nathan Law Calls on Japanese Corp to Stop Aiding Hong Kong Police Crack into Phones

The implementation of the national security law in Hong Kong has prompted widespread response in the international community.

On July 29, Japanese politicians announced the founding of the "Japan Parliamentary Alliance on China" (JPAC) and released a human rights act draft bill to be introduced to the National Diet. The bill details the conditions and procedures targeted at human rights offenders worldwide, including the freezing of assets, barring of entry, and deportation.

At the founding meeting of JPAC, a clip by Nathan Law Kwun-chung, former Demosisto Standing Committee member in exile in the UK, was played. Law expressed that the support of Japanese politicians and society was very important for the Hong Kong resistance. He especially mentioned the global petition he initiated previously, which demanded that Israeli company Cellebrite stop providing service for Hong Kong police to crack into phones. As Cellebrite is owned by Japanese company Sun Corporation, Law hoped that Sun would cease offering phone hacking services to Hong Kong police as well. He also reiterated his plea to the Japanese government to not invite Chinese President Xi Jinping to visit Japan.

The members supporting Japan’s bill with regards to “specific human rights abuse” include Gen Nakatani, Akihisa Nagashima, Haruko Arimura, Kenzo Fujisue and Hiroshi Yamada of the governing Liberal Democratic Party, Shu Sakurai of the Opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, Shiori Yamao of the Democratic Party for the People, Seiichi Kushida of the Japan Innovation Party and Kazunori Inoue of Kibō no Tō.

Source: Stand News #Jul29
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#Japan #TikTok
Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party Urges Government to Impose Restrictions on TikTok and Other Chinese Apps

Source: Stand News #Jul29

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Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party Urges Government to Impose Restrictions on TikTok and Other Chinese Apps

Nikkei Asian Review reported that Japan's ruling party, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), will urge the government to impose restrictions on apps developed in China, such as TikTok (Douyin’s international version), to maintain close cooperation with the US on security affairs.

According to the report, LDP members discussed with experts on the matter on 28 July and their proposal could be ready next month. Ex-cabinet member Akira Amari, who was in the discussion, said that if the government and corporations did not have a clear policy on security issues pertaining to sensitive information, they might be excluded from research, talent exchange programs and other schemes in the US and Europe."

TikTok currently has more than 10 million users in Japan, most of which are youngsters. The LDP planned to call on the government to impose restrictions on apps developed in China, design security review standards to safeguard technical and information security, and refrain from publicising the patent applications of military technologies. Under current practice, the Japanese government publishes the information of a patent application approximately a year and a half after receiving the application, and the information can be viewed by people outside of Japan.

According to the report, the LDP worried that while US-China relations continued to deteriorate, if Japan did not have a clear policy on technical, information and intelligence security, it might lag behind its western partners. The LDP also hoped to enhance cooperation between Japan and the international intelligence alliance the Five Eyes (The Five Eyes comprises of the US, the UK, Australia, New Zealand and Canada).

Source: Stand News #Jul29
#Hackers #Vatican #Pope #CCP
Chinese Hackers Infiltrate Vatican’s Computer System, Allegedly Stealing Information on September’s China-Vatican Negotiations and Gathering Intelligence on the Hong Kong Diocese and Pro-Democracy Movements

Source: Stand News #Jul29
#InternetSecurity #CyberAttack

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Chinese Hackers Infiltrate Vatican’s Computer System, Allegedly Stealing Information on September’s China-Vatican Negotiations and Gathering Intelligence on the Hong Kong Diocese and Pro-Democracy Movements

A cybersecurity company in the US discovered that Chinese hackers have been infiltrating the Vatican’s computer network in the past three months, allegedly stealing information related to the China-Vatican Negotiations in the coming September. Besides, the company said that hackers also infiltrated the computers of the Catholic diocese of Hong Kong, possibly stealing intelligence on its stance towards the Hong Kong pro-democracy movements and the relationship between the diocese and the Vatican.

Malware Found in Official Vatican Emails

Recorded Future, a private cybersecurity company based in Massachusetts, US, released a report on Wednesday (July 29), stating that Chinese hackers have been infiltrating the Vatican’s computer network, with intentions to steal relevant information ahead of China’s precarious negotiations with the Vatican. The Vatican and Beijing are expected to discuss the appointment of bishops, the status of the underground church, and other issues in September this year.

The report stated that the acts targeted at the Vatican were initiated by “RedDelta”, a hacker group supported by the Chinese government. This was believed to be the first instance where hackers working for China had been discovered, with their direct attack on the computer systems of the Vatican, the Catholic diocese of Hong Kong, and the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions coming to light.

Source: Stand News #Jul29
#InternetSecurity #CyberAttack