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Hong Kong Former Lawmaker Runs “Wall-fare” Office Next to Detention Center to Supporting Protesters and Families

Source: InMedia #Dec26

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Hong Kong Former Lawmaker Runs “Wall-fare” Office Next to Detention Center to Supporting Protesters and Families

After his resignation as the representative of the social welfare sector in the city's legislature, Bottle Shiu Ka-Chun focuses on improving prisoners’ rights and rented an office for a newly established organisation, “Wall-fare”, in a commercial building next to the Lai Chi Kok Reception Center.

On top of supporting people in jail, he also supports pro-democracy protestors and their families. His long-term goal is to develop a resources center for prisoners.

Shiu picked the location as he hopes families of protestors can make contact quickly and directly. He has disclosed to the landlord that this office's functions are to provide services for neighbourhood, offer emotional support, serve as a venue for client meetings and group discussions.

“Wall-fare” has two part-time staff sorting and handing letters from the event called “Writing with You”. Almost a year since 24 Jan 2020, they handled more than 6,000 letters received via the “Writing with You” initiative. Shiu fully understands how essential letters are to people in jail. “As prisoners, they can only wait for letters anxiously,” he said.

Source: InMedia #Dec26
https://bit.ly/38EovMs

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The crime of carrying two cans of spray paint

The 22-year-old man (defendant) had originally planned on attending the rallies at Victoria Park. However, police had already started shooting tear gas canisters by the time he arrived. Once hit by the tear gas, he and his friends ran for cover.

Along the way, a kind stranger handed them a bag of supplies and rinsed their eyes with water and saline solution. Upon taking the bag, he did not check its content right away and only found out later that there were facial tissues, wet wipes, crackers and two cans of spray paint.

As two spray paints were found in the defendant’s bag, the judge said he “couldn’t understand at” why he simply took the parcel from a stranger without checking what’s in the bag.

Read the full translated article:
https://telegra.ph/The-crime-of-carrying-two-cans-of-spray-paint-Part-One-The-invisible-graffiti-01-07

Source: The StandNews #Oct13

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Japan famous Kōhaku 2021 showed Hong Kong’s Anti-Government Protest

(1 Jan) A traditional and famous New Year’s Eve show in Japan, NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen (Kōhaku), broadcasted on 1 Jan 2021, showed many of the events that unfolded in 2020 including the pandemic and scenes from HK’s Anti-Government Protest, US protest, and the Thai Anti-Government protest. Japanese singer Seiko Matsuda wrapped up with the song「瑠璃色の地球 2020」(glassy color of the Earth 2020) and hoping for a better year ahead of us.

© NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation).

Source: #Likejapan_Owen, https://www.facebook.com/366285370148044/posts/3383416475101570/

Translated by: Hong Kong Echo

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Protest granny ‘prepared to die’ for Hong Kong’s freedoms

64-year-old Alexandra Wong, younger activists affectionately call her as “Grandma Wong”, was a regular sight during demonstrations in 2019. For Ms Wong, the flag which is despised by the Chinese Communist party as representing British colonial rule in Hong Kong was the ultimate symbol of defiance.

Wong was caught and detained while commuting to her home in Shenzhen across the border in the mainland China. After a 14-month absence, Ms Wong was back and protesting again in Hong Kong.

“I am prepared to die,” said Wong. “They will oppress us if we don’t protest and we will lose more freedoms.”

“Grandma Wong is an inspiration to generations of pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong,” said Lord Alton of Liverpool, a member of the group backing the Nobel Prize campaign.

Source: FT #Dec28

https://www.ft.com/content/d3759a09-1e59-47c6-a0df-d4bfdaf5cedd

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#AgnesChow: Trying Hard to Adapt to Life in Prison

Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow, a former member of #Demosisto, was arrested and imprisoned for 10 months on charges of inciting, organizing and partaking illegal assembly.

A friend of her visited Chow during the Lunar New Year and wrote on her Facebook afterwards. She said Chow’s life in prison was mostly about reading, listening to the radio and looking forward to receiving letters.

She said Chow has just finished reading #NorwegianWood and wanted to carry on reading books by Japanese authors #HarukiMurakami and #KeigoHigashino.

Chow told her friend to send gratitude to her supporters, saying that she is working hard to adapt to prison life.

"During the time in prison, my mental and health conditions have not been well. I hope I can take a break and regain my health once being discharged in June," said Chow.

Source: Stand News; #Feb16
https://www.thestandnews.com/politics/%E5%91%A8%E5%BA%AD-%E4%BB%8D%E5%9C%A8%E5%8A%AA%E5%8A%9B%E9%81%A9%E6%87%89%E7%9B%A3%E7%8D%84%E7%94%9F%E6%B4%BB-%E6%9C%9F%E5%BE%85%E6%94%B6%E4%BF%A1%E8%A7%A3%E6%82%B6/

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Former Chinese Staff of Zoom Wanted by FBI for Monitoring and Sabotaging Video Conferences Concerning the June 4th Tiananmen Square Massacre and Hong Kong Protests
 
A former Chinese staff of Zoom, a video conference software company, was charged by federal prosecutors from the US Department of Justice on December 18th for sabotaging and disrupting video conferences concerning the commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the June 4th Tiananmen Square Massacre. The staff was a 39-year-old man named Xinjiang Jin who was based in China. Jin and his associates had allegedly sent IP addresses and email addresses of the video conference participants, as well as conference passwords and other sensitive data directly to Chinese law enforcement agencies. FBI also revealed case-related emails indicating Jin was monitoring conferences for China, including those related to Hong Kong protests. Jin is currently wanted by the FBI. 
 
#US #China #Zoom #FBI #XinjiangJin #June4th #TiananmenSquareMassacre #HongKongProtest
 
Source: Stand News #Dec19

https://bit.ly/3pLdIra

Why China’s Hong Kong crackdown could backfire

The Year of the Ox has begun darkly for Hong konger.

leaders ultimately must respond to voters, many of whom care deeply about human rights and are demanding tougher policies toward China. When European democracies finally join the Biden administration’s nascent anti-China coalition, the credit should go not to America, but to Xi.

Such a coalition could impose painful costs on China for its actions in Hong Kong. After all, financial sanctions would cause chaos in global markets. But they still have a wide array of other options to squeeze China.

Decoupling China from global technology supply chains currently seems inconceivable, but could become a reality if the coalition agrees to a new arrangement similar to the Coordinating Committee for Multilateral Export Controls, which choked off Western technology transfers to the Soviet bloc during the Cold War.

Western democracies could also deny Chinese leaders the international prestige they seek by curtailing high-level exchanges and vigorously contesting Chinese influence in multilateral organizations.

Source: The Japan Times #Mar17

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2021/03/17/commentary/world-commentary/china-hong-kong-eu-u-s-xi-jinping-joe-biden/

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Democracy activists freed from Chinese jail back in custody in Hong Kong

Eight Hong Kong democracy activists, jailed in China last year after being captured at sea, arrived back in the city and were immediately detained on Mar 22 by Hong Kong Police.

“(Authorities) never communicated with the family about the whole arrangement so the family members are forced to come here and wait all day until now,” activist and barrister Chow Hang-tung, speaking on behalf of a concern group for the defendants, said at a press briefing outside a Hong Kong police station close to the mainland border.

Among the eight is Andy Li, arrested under a sweeping national security law Beijing imposed on the Asian financial hub in June 2020 that critics say is aimed at crushing dissent.

In Dec 2020, a Chinese court sentenced 10 of the 12 to between seven months and three years in jail. Defendants Tang Kai-yin and Quinn Moon, who were sentenced to three and two years, respectively, are still in southern Guangdong province.

Source: Reuters #Mar22

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-security/hong-kong-democracy-activists-set-to-return-from-china-after-jail-terms-idUSKBN2BE0SC

#HongKong #12HKYouth #HongKongProtest

25th Human Rights Press Awards (2021) Winners
Photography (Single Image) Winner

Struggle by Chan Tsz Yuk Alex - CityDog.by

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