#Newspaper
China, Iran targeting presidential campaigns with hacking attempts, Google announces
//Chinese and Iranian government hackers have targeted the Gmail accounts of staffers working on the presidential campaigns of Joe Biden and President Trump, respectively
//They may do so in search of insights into the thinking of the next American leader, or as the Russians did in 2016, to obtain material that might be disclosed publicly or used to interfere in the election.
//The hackers used a common technique called “phishing,”... enabling the hacker to gain access to the target’s credentials.
//Some analysts say the greater threat is the prospect of hacking, dumping and altering information that can embarrass or disparage a candidate or damage a campaign. The hacking and leaking of Democratic emails in 2016 led to the resignations of party officials and disrupted the party convention.
//Google threat analyst Shane Huntley said on Twitter that the hacker groups involved are APT31, which is linked to the Chinese government, and APT35, which is linked to the Iranian government.
//In 2008, Chinese government hackers compromised the computer networks of then- Sens. and presidential rivals Barack Obama (Ill.) and John McCain (Ariz.). In 2012, foreign and domestic hackers tried to gain access to the campaign networks of Obama and Mitt Romney (R).
//Iran has a history of weaponizing information... after seeing the political divisions Russia exploited in 2016 through both hacking and social media operations, it might be tempted to try something similar
Full article: Washington Post, (05-Jun)
#China #Iran #PresidentialCampaign #Election #Hacking #Google #Gmail #Biden #Trump
China, Iran targeting presidential campaigns with hacking attempts, Google announces
//Chinese and Iranian government hackers have targeted the Gmail accounts of staffers working on the presidential campaigns of Joe Biden and President Trump, respectively
//They may do so in search of insights into the thinking of the next American leader, or as the Russians did in 2016, to obtain material that might be disclosed publicly or used to interfere in the election.
//The hackers used a common technique called “phishing,”... enabling the hacker to gain access to the target’s credentials.
//Some analysts say the greater threat is the prospect of hacking, dumping and altering information that can embarrass or disparage a candidate or damage a campaign. The hacking and leaking of Democratic emails in 2016 led to the resignations of party officials and disrupted the party convention.
//Google threat analyst Shane Huntley said on Twitter that the hacker groups involved are APT31, which is linked to the Chinese government, and APT35, which is linked to the Iranian government.
//In 2008, Chinese government hackers compromised the computer networks of then- Sens. and presidential rivals Barack Obama (Ill.) and John McCain (Ariz.). In 2012, foreign and domestic hackers tried to gain access to the campaign networks of Obama and Mitt Romney (R).
//Iran has a history of weaponizing information... after seeing the political divisions Russia exploited in 2016 through both hacking and social media operations, it might be tempted to try something similar
Full article: Washington Post, (05-Jun)
#China #Iran #PresidentialCampaign #Election #Hacking #Google #Gmail #Biden #Trump
#Newspaper
China convicts Uighurs in sham trials at Xinjiang camps
//Detainees were forced to endure countless hours of indoctrination and language classes, perched on small stools.
//In some facilities, they had to watch TV propaganda broadcasts praising President Xi Jinping for hours on end.The slightest infraction, such as a whispered conversation, was met with swift and harsh punishment.
//After picking a crime from the list came a sham trial, in which the detainees had no legal representation and were convicted without evidence or due process of any kind.
//they were handed a piece of paper detailing more than 70 acts and forced to choose one or several of them. Most of them were religious acts, such as praying or wearing a headscarf.
//the Chinese government has released those with Kazakh residency permits, passports and family members living in Kazakhstan, which is home to a sizable Uighur community.
//For those without outside links and citizenship, however, it is virtually impossible to escape China's vast network of repression and constant surveillance.
//"They threatened us: 'if you don't pick anything, that means you did not confess your crime. If you don't confess, you will stay here forever.' That's why we picked one crime,"
//one man managed to refuse, a rare show of individual bravery in a camp surrounded by high walls and watchtowers and guarded by armed officials.Over the course of three days, officials — some high-ranking — berated him endlessly, trying to force him to sign a confession... he was released into months of strictly monitored house arrest. At the time, he says, he was the only one who was freed, while all the other detainees remained in the camp.
//most acts deemed illegal were of a religious nature is a further indication that the Chinese authorities are targeting the religion and cultural practices of its Muslim minorities in an attempt to eradicate them
//Since 2016, the Chinese government has been arresting ethnic Uighurs and Kazakhs and imprisoning them in what... have been referred to in the West as "re-education" camps.
//According to estimates, at least 1 million of the roughly 10 million Uighurs and Kazakhs living in Xinjiang have disappeared into the vast network of prisons and camps.
//There are legitimate reasons for Chinese authorities to be concerned about Uighur extremism... decades of cultural and political discrimination... state-sponsored migration of the majority ethnic Han Chinese to Xinjiang, widespread discontent has... turned violent.
//in the majority of cases, China is imprisoning Uighurs based on their religious practices and culture, rather than extremist behavior.
//there are three categories of re-education camps: Those with minimum security, which seem to have been built with the goal of reintegrating detainees back into society and have a strong vocational training element. Secondly, there are medium-security facilities, where detainees spend three to five years but are eventually released. Finally, Ruser says, there are the maximum-security facilities, where detainees are locked up indefinitely, "with no intention of ever letting them back into society again" — an extrajudicial form of detention
//imams and those deemed religious are more likely to be sent to prison, sometimes for decades, most likely as they are considered "irreformable."
//Others were sent to labor camps, like one detainee who told DW she was forced to work in a glove factory.
//Their experience has left deep emotional and physical scars. All of the former inmates DW spoke to suffered from obvious post-traumatic stress disorder, including memory loss and insomnia. During the interviews, they alternated between rage and tears, as they recalled their ordeals, which included interrogations and sexual abuse.
Full Article: DW EXCLUSIVE (08-June)
Further reading:
Trump Signs Sanctions Law Over China Crackdown of Uyghurs
https://international.thenewslens.com/amparticle/136604
#China #reeducationcamp #Detention #Xinjiang #Uighurs #Kazakhs #Muslim #Prison
China convicts Uighurs in sham trials at Xinjiang camps
//Detainees were forced to endure countless hours of indoctrination and language classes, perched on small stools.
//In some facilities, they had to watch TV propaganda broadcasts praising President Xi Jinping for hours on end.The slightest infraction, such as a whispered conversation, was met with swift and harsh punishment.
//After picking a crime from the list came a sham trial, in which the detainees had no legal representation and were convicted without evidence or due process of any kind.
//they were handed a piece of paper detailing more than 70 acts and forced to choose one or several of them. Most of them were religious acts, such as praying or wearing a headscarf.
//the Chinese government has released those with Kazakh residency permits, passports and family members living in Kazakhstan, which is home to a sizable Uighur community.
//For those without outside links and citizenship, however, it is virtually impossible to escape China's vast network of repression and constant surveillance.
//"They threatened us: 'if you don't pick anything, that means you did not confess your crime. If you don't confess, you will stay here forever.' That's why we picked one crime,"
//one man managed to refuse, a rare show of individual bravery in a camp surrounded by high walls and watchtowers and guarded by armed officials.Over the course of three days, officials — some high-ranking — berated him endlessly, trying to force him to sign a confession... he was released into months of strictly monitored house arrest. At the time, he says, he was the only one who was freed, while all the other detainees remained in the camp.
//most acts deemed illegal were of a religious nature is a further indication that the Chinese authorities are targeting the religion and cultural practices of its Muslim minorities in an attempt to eradicate them
//Since 2016, the Chinese government has been arresting ethnic Uighurs and Kazakhs and imprisoning them in what... have been referred to in the West as "re-education" camps.
//According to estimates, at least 1 million of the roughly 10 million Uighurs and Kazakhs living in Xinjiang have disappeared into the vast network of prisons and camps.
//There are legitimate reasons for Chinese authorities to be concerned about Uighur extremism... decades of cultural and political discrimination... state-sponsored migration of the majority ethnic Han Chinese to Xinjiang, widespread discontent has... turned violent.
//in the majority of cases, China is imprisoning Uighurs based on their religious practices and culture, rather than extremist behavior.
//there are three categories of re-education camps: Those with minimum security, which seem to have been built with the goal of reintegrating detainees back into society and have a strong vocational training element. Secondly, there are medium-security facilities, where detainees spend three to five years but are eventually released. Finally, Ruser says, there are the maximum-security facilities, where detainees are locked up indefinitely, "with no intention of ever letting them back into society again" — an extrajudicial form of detention
//imams and those deemed religious are more likely to be sent to prison, sometimes for decades, most likely as they are considered "irreformable."
//Others were sent to labor camps, like one detainee who told DW she was forced to work in a glove factory.
//Their experience has left deep emotional and physical scars. All of the former inmates DW spoke to suffered from obvious post-traumatic stress disorder, including memory loss and insomnia. During the interviews, they alternated between rage and tears, as they recalled their ordeals, which included interrogations and sexual abuse.
Full Article: DW EXCLUSIVE (08-June)
Further reading:
Trump Signs Sanctions Law Over China Crackdown of Uyghurs
https://international.thenewslens.com/amparticle/136604
#China #reeducationcamp #Detention #Xinjiang #Uighurs #Kazakhs #Muslim #Prison
Deutsche Welle
China convicts Uighurs in sham trials at Xinjiang camps
More than 1 million Uighurs have disappeared into China's internment camps in Xinjiang province. A DW investigation reveals how many of them were tried for their alleged "crimes" in sham trials.
#DailyUpdate #Jun19 #COVID19
COVID-19 Updates (Jun 19)
At the time of writing, 8,519,543 cases of the coronavirus had been confirmed with 454,582 deaths.
US - Mayor in Florida county signs executive order requiring face coverings.
Researchers propose MMR booster vaccine to combat COVID-19.
Venezuela's Maduro tightens grip on power, helped by coronavirus lockdown.
Germany's coronavirus app downloaded nearly 10 million times in 4 days.
UK coronavirus alert level decreased.
Coronavirus spikes bring US states and cities back to the table to discuss protection measures.
Millions of Yemenis could be infected with coronavirus and up to 85,000 people could die, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) said in a report today.
The UK ditches its coronavirus app for Google and Apple version.
India sees surge in new coronavirus cases with more than 13,500 infections in 24 hours.
China reports 28 new coronavirus cases, 25 were reported in Beijing.
Delhi increases beds and ramps up testing as coronavirus cases near 50,000 mark.
China - Beijing says new outbreak is "under control".
Japan reports 68 new coronavirus cases -- more than half are in Tokyo.
India lifts export ban on hydroxychloroquine.
Mexico sees highest single-day increase in new coronavirus cases as the country reports more than 5000 new infections.
Source: CNN, John Hopkins University
COVID-19 Updates (Jun 19)
At the time of writing, 8,519,543 cases of the coronavirus had been confirmed with 454,582 deaths.
US - Mayor in Florida county signs executive order requiring face coverings.
Researchers propose MMR booster vaccine to combat COVID-19.
Venezuela's Maduro tightens grip on power, helped by coronavirus lockdown.
Germany's coronavirus app downloaded nearly 10 million times in 4 days.
UK coronavirus alert level decreased.
Coronavirus spikes bring US states and cities back to the table to discuss protection measures.
Millions of Yemenis could be infected with coronavirus and up to 85,000 people could die, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) said in a report today.
The UK ditches its coronavirus app for Google and Apple version.
India sees surge in new coronavirus cases with more than 13,500 infections in 24 hours.
China reports 28 new coronavirus cases, 25 were reported in Beijing.
Delhi increases beds and ramps up testing as coronavirus cases near 50,000 mark.
China - Beijing says new outbreak is "under control".
Japan reports 68 new coronavirus cases -- more than half are in Tokyo.
India lifts export ban on hydroxychloroquine.
Mexico sees highest single-day increase in new coronavirus cases as the country reports more than 5000 new infections.
Source: CNN, John Hopkins University
#Stalking
Apple Daily Founder stalked by suspicious persons for 3 days
After the NPC passed the implementation of the National Security Law in Hong Kong, Lai Chee-ying, founder of Next Digital, was stalked by suspicious persons.
Apple Daily reported that from 16 Jun, Lai has been followed by unknown cars and individuals, and 2 minivans followed him from his home to his office in Tsuen Kwan O. He was also followed by several people in different areas in Hong Kong, armed with professional surveillance equipment.
One of the people stalking Lai was also found to share the same name as a senior police officer.
Source: Stand News
#Jun18 #JimmyLai #NextDigital #NationalSecurityLaw
Apple Daily Founder stalked by suspicious persons for 3 days
After the NPC passed the implementation of the National Security Law in Hong Kong, Lai Chee-ying, founder of Next Digital, was stalked by suspicious persons.
Apple Daily reported that from 16 Jun, Lai has been followed by unknown cars and individuals, and 2 minivans followed him from his home to his office in Tsuen Kwan O. He was also followed by several people in different areas in Hong Kong, armed with professional surveillance equipment.
One of the people stalking Lai was also found to share the same name as a senior police officer.
Source: Stand News
#Jun18 #JimmyLai #NextDigital #NationalSecurityLaw
#HongKongProtests #Students
School Boycott and Strike Referendum: Education Bureau Warns Against Participation
Hong Kong Secondary School Students Strike and the Hong Kong Strike will hold a referendum on school boycott and strike on 20 Jun to collect opinions on this issue.
Demosisto Vice President, Isaac Cheng Ka Long clained that the referendum was supported by most students, due to their concerned over how the National Security Law may affect their future. He was confident that there will be more than 10,000 effective votes.
The Education Bureau issued a letter to secondary and primary school principals that schools should not allow students to participate in the referendum.
If more than 60% of students and 80% unions supports the action, then an official strike will be started to oppose the National Security Law in Hong Kong.
Source: Ming Pao ; Now News
#Jun18 #strike
School Boycott and Strike Referendum: Education Bureau Warns Against Participation
Hong Kong Secondary School Students Strike and the Hong Kong Strike will hold a referendum on school boycott and strike on 20 Jun to collect opinions on this issue.
Demosisto Vice President, Isaac Cheng Ka Long clained that the referendum was supported by most students, due to their concerned over how the National Security Law may affect their future. He was confident that there will be more than 10,000 effective votes.
The Education Bureau issued a letter to secondary and primary school principals that schools should not allow students to participate in the referendum.
If more than 60% of students and 80% unions supports the action, then an official strike will be started to oppose the National Security Law in Hong Kong.
Source: Ming Pao ; Now News
#Jun18 #strike
#Heartwarming
87-year-old Grandma saddened by growing police brutality but persistent to stand-by young protesters and fight on
Read full article below.
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https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/22624
Source: PSHK
#Jun16 #PoliceBrutality
87-year-old Grandma saddened by growing police brutality but persistent to stand-by young protesters and fight on
Read full article below.
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https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/22624
Source: PSHK
#Jun16 #PoliceBrutality
#Heartwarming
87-year-old Grandma saddened by growing police brutality but persistent to stand-by young protesters and fight on
While citizens passionately chanted, “Liberate Kong Kong, Revolution of our times” and “Hong Kong Independence, the only way out” , 87-year-old Grandma Yung Shui-fong sat quietly at a corner and didn’t join the rest of the crowd.
On her backpack, however, there was a vast collection of ribbons in yellow, white and black symbolizing umbrella movement in 2014, support-the-medic movement, and the last one representing one’s conscience.
Living in the internet age where most of protest information are disseminated online, Grandma Yung, without a smart phone, only can rely on radio and TV news reports to catch up with the latest development of various activities.
Commenting on situation in Hong Kong, Yung expressed, “police nowadays are a lot more malicious than in 2014.”
Although she only could receive information on protest activities at the very last minutes, she continued to partake in demonstrations to show her support to protect the young protesters. She said with a smile, “I am older than Grandpa Chan of the Protect the Child Group, even though I look younger.”
When chatting with Grandma Yung, she appeared to be shy and uneasy. Her compassion and kindness are a distinct contrast to the harsh reality that HongKongers are going through. There is no despair and hatred in her eyes, but sadness and defiance to fight on.
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/22622?single
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Source: PSHK
#Jun16 #PoliceBrutality
87-year-old Grandma saddened by growing police brutality but persistent to stand-by young protesters and fight on
While citizens passionately chanted, “Liberate Kong Kong, Revolution of our times” and “Hong Kong Independence, the only way out” , 87-year-old Grandma Yung Shui-fong sat quietly at a corner and didn’t join the rest of the crowd.
On her backpack, however, there was a vast collection of ribbons in yellow, white and black symbolizing umbrella movement in 2014, support-the-medic movement, and the last one representing one’s conscience.
Living in the internet age where most of protest information are disseminated online, Grandma Yung, without a smart phone, only can rely on radio and TV news reports to catch up with the latest development of various activities.
Commenting on situation in Hong Kong, Yung expressed, “police nowadays are a lot more malicious than in 2014.”
Although she only could receive information on protest activities at the very last minutes, she continued to partake in demonstrations to show her support to protect the young protesters. She said with a smile, “I am older than Grandpa Chan of the Protect the Child Group, even though I look younger.”
When chatting with Grandma Yung, she appeared to be shy and uneasy. Her compassion and kindness are a distinct contrast to the harsh reality that HongKongers are going through. There is no despair and hatred in her eyes, but sadness and defiance to fight on.
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/22622?single
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View photos in the post above.
Source: PSHK
#Jun16 #PoliceBrutality
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#Heartwarming
87-year-old Grandma saddened by growing police brutality but persistent to stand-by young protesters and fight on
Read full article below.
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https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/22624
Source: PSHK
#Jun16 #PoliceBrutality
87-year-old Grandma saddened by growing police brutality but persistent to stand-by young protesters and fight on
Read full article below.
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https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/22624
Source: PSHK
#Jun16 #PoliceBrutality
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#FirstHand #Jun19
Student activist Joshua Wong partakes in primary of LegCo election to quantify public support for pro-democracy work on international front
On June 19, Joshua Wong Chi-fung announced plans to join the pro-democracy camp’s primaries, seeking the camp’s endorsement for a Kowloon East seat in Legislative Council Election in September. He stressed that he could face punishment over his political stance beyond just being barred from elections once the National Security Law is enacted.
Wong hoped that by winning in the primary will render him voter’s empowerment to continue his fight on the international front. In the face of growing suppression from China, he called for more support from the public to back him up. Wong said, “Surrender without fighting is no option. We persist not because we are exceptionally strong, but we have no other choices.”
#joshuawong #legco #nationalsecuritylaw
Student activist Joshua Wong partakes in primary of LegCo election to quantify public support for pro-democracy work on international front
On June 19, Joshua Wong Chi-fung announced plans to join the pro-democracy camp’s primaries, seeking the camp’s endorsement for a Kowloon East seat in Legislative Council Election in September. He stressed that he could face punishment over his political stance beyond just being barred from elections once the National Security Law is enacted.
Wong hoped that by winning in the primary will render him voter’s empowerment to continue his fight on the international front. In the face of growing suppression from China, he called for more support from the public to back him up. Wong said, “Surrender without fighting is no option. We persist not because we are exceptionally strong, but we have no other choices.”
#joshuawong #legco #nationalsecuritylaw
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#FirstHand #Jun19
District Councilor: LegCo election in September could be the last time Hongkongers could choose desired candidates on free will
On June 19, Jannelle Leung, Kwun Tong District Councilor showed her support for Joshua Wong. She pointed out that the National Security Law will further strip away democracy and freedom that Hong Kong people deserve, affecting all walks of life in Hong Kong, from students and teachers to social workers. She stressed that this primary election could very well be the very last election where Hongkongers can choose desired candidates based on free will.
#legco #nationalsecuritylaw #elections
District Councilor: LegCo election in September could be the last time Hongkongers could choose desired candidates on free will
On June 19, Jannelle Leung, Kwun Tong District Councilor showed her support for Joshua Wong. She pointed out that the National Security Law will further strip away democracy and freedom that Hong Kong people deserve, affecting all walks of life in Hong Kong, from students and teachers to social workers. She stressed that this primary election could very well be the very last election where Hongkongers can choose desired candidates based on free will.
#legco #nationalsecuritylaw #elections
#FirstHand #Jun19
Demosisto activist Joshua Wong to join the pro-democracy camp’s primary for the Legislative Council election
Jannelle Leung, Kwun Tong District Councilor, showed her support on June 19.
#JoshuaWong #Demosisto #JannelleLeung
Demosisto activist Joshua Wong to join the pro-democracy camp’s primary for the Legislative Council election
Jannelle Leung, Kwun Tong District Councilor, showed her support on June 19.
#JoshuaWong #Demosisto #JannelleLeung
Yuen Long District Councilor to Run in Pro-democracy Camp's Primary
On June 19, Ng Kin-wai, Yuen Long district councilor and member of Tin Shui Wai Connects announced plan to join the Pro-democracy Camp's primary for the Legislative Council election in September. The primaries will be held in July.
On the same list with Ng is Lam Chun, who is currently charged with riotting. Ng has just sold his flat to fund their election campaign. It was a day before the news about the Security Law legislation came out.
Ng said this means Hongkongers cannot back down anymore and should give it all out in this fight, "If our generation refuses to act, the next generation will suffer. As long as we are determined to fight against Communist China, Hong Kong will definitely restitute on one day."
Source: InMedia #Jun20
https://bit.ly/37HQFpb
#NgKinWai #LamChun #TinShuiWaiConnects #DistrictCouncilor #LegCoPrimary
On June 19, Ng Kin-wai, Yuen Long district councilor and member of Tin Shui Wai Connects announced plan to join the Pro-democracy Camp's primary for the Legislative Council election in September. The primaries will be held in July.
On the same list with Ng is Lam Chun, who is currently charged with riotting. Ng has just sold his flat to fund their election campaign. It was a day before the news about the Security Law legislation came out.
Ng said this means Hongkongers cannot back down anymore and should give it all out in this fight, "If our generation refuses to act, the next generation will suffer. As long as we are determined to fight against Communist China, Hong Kong will definitely restitute on one day."
Source: InMedia #Jun20
https://bit.ly/37HQFpb
#NgKinWai #LamChun #TinShuiWaiConnects #DistrictCouncilor #LegCoPrimary
#LegCoPrimary
Former Stand News Journalist: I took off my press pass to become part of the resistance
Ho Kwai-nam, former journalist at Stand News, will run for the pro-democracy camp's primary. She was known for her reportage on July 1, 2019 interviewing the remaining protesters in the Legislative Council and on July 21, 2019 during the Triad attack in Yuen Long (where she was assaulted).
Ho said, "I took off my press pass, in a hope to become part of the resistance. I want to walk with Hongkongers and face our future together. It is like July 1 when the protesters rushed back to the Legislative Council to get their brothers and sisters out."
Source: CNews #Jun19
#StandNews #HoKwaiNam
Former Stand News Journalist: I took off my press pass to become part of the resistance
Ho Kwai-nam, former journalist at Stand News, will run for the pro-democracy camp's primary. She was known for her reportage on July 1, 2019 interviewing the remaining protesters in the Legislative Council and on July 21, 2019 during the Triad attack in Yuen Long (where she was assaulted).
Ho said, "I took off my press pass, in a hope to become part of the resistance. I want to walk with Hongkongers and face our future together. It is like July 1 when the protesters rushed back to the Legislative Council to get their brothers and sisters out."
Source: CNews #Jun19
#StandNews #HoKwaiNam