#WuhanPneumonia #Vaccine
Experts from China told Participants Not to Worry About the Reactions during Vaccine Trial
According to China's state-run tabloid Global Times, China sees developing a vaccine to treat the coronavirus as a "battle that China cannot afford to lose". The opinion article came out, after the US announced on March 16 that a trial to evaluate a possible vaccine will be launched.
Currently in China, 108 participants, aged between 18 and 60, had received a vaccine developed by the Chinese millitary and a Chinese pharmaceutical firm called CanSinos Biologics. These volunteers are all residents of Wuhan, where the coronavirus first emerged last year.
In an interview conducted by a Chinese media Xin Jin Bao, one of the participants revealed that they suffered muscle pain, fever, fatigue and dizziness after vaccination; however, the experts in charge told the volunteers not to be worried about these systems.
Source: RTHK; Stand News #Mar22
Experts from China told Participants Not to Worry About the Reactions during Vaccine Trial
According to China's state-run tabloid Global Times, China sees developing a vaccine to treat the coronavirus as a "battle that China cannot afford to lose". The opinion article came out, after the US announced on March 16 that a trial to evaluate a possible vaccine will be launched.
Currently in China, 108 participants, aged between 18 and 60, had received a vaccine developed by the Chinese millitary and a Chinese pharmaceutical firm called CanSinos Biologics. These volunteers are all residents of Wuhan, where the coronavirus first emerged last year.
In an interview conducted by a Chinese media Xin Jin Bao, one of the participants revealed that they suffered muscle pain, fever, fatigue and dizziness after vaccination; however, the experts in charge told the volunteers not to be worried about these systems.
Source: RTHK; Stand News #Mar22
#LabourRight #MigrantWorkers
Migrant domestic helpers: The problem is how we can protect ourselves inside the employer's house?
In a press conference held on March 22, The Hong Kong Federation of Asian Domestic Workers Union urged the Hong Kong government to protect migrant workers' rights during the coronavirus outbreak.
In view of quarantine regulations including mandatory 14-day quarantine after returning to Hong Kong from overseas, union secretary Shiella Estrada pointed out the need for equal protection for the employer and the employee.
The union has been urging the government to abolish the mandatory live-in policy, which requires domestic helpers to live with their employer, especially when the policy put the workers in vulnerable position during epidemic.
The union also qouted sex harassment and other physical injuries as examples.
Source: InMedia; RTHK #Mar22
#FailedState
Migrant domestic helpers: The problem is how we can protect ourselves inside the employer's house?
In a press conference held on March 22, The Hong Kong Federation of Asian Domestic Workers Union urged the Hong Kong government to protect migrant workers' rights during the coronavirus outbreak.
In view of quarantine regulations including mandatory 14-day quarantine after returning to Hong Kong from overseas, union secretary Shiella Estrada pointed out the need for equal protection for the employer and the employee.
The union has been urging the government to abolish the mandatory live-in policy, which requires domestic helpers to live with their employer, especially when the policy put the workers in vulnerable position during epidemic.
The union also qouted sex harassment and other physical injuries as examples.
Source: InMedia; RTHK #Mar22
#FailedState
#Statement
Hong Kong Journalists Association urges Chief Executive to investigate police violence on press
The Hong Kong Journalists Association issued on Sunday, March 22 an open letter to the Chief Executive of HKSAR, Carrie Lam calling on her attention on “Police Violence” towards journalists, pointing out that the behaviours of the riot police officers are eroding the freedom of the press.
The letter urged Carrie Lam to look into the collective violation of law by the police and to immediately rectify the black sheeps in the police force in order to rebuild public trust towards the Police.
The Association reiterated that although the Police Commissioner Chris Tang denied that the frontline police were targeting journalists, consecutive cases of attack since June 2019 showed that they are not isolated cases.
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AN OPEN LETTER TO THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE CARRIE LAM ON “POLICE VIOLENCE”
From Hong Kong Journalists Association, 22 March 2020
"Dear Chief Executive Mrs Carrie Lam,
We have sent letters earlier to you and the Commissioner for Police Mr Chris Tang separately regarding police violence towards journalists. In your reply, you said the Government respects press freedom. Judging from the behaviours of some riot police officers, the opposite is true. Last night, there were several cases of assault of journalists by police officers – again. As head of the Hong Kong SAR, how can you turn a blind eye to the collective violation of law by the Police? We urge you to take immediate action to rectify the black sheeps in the police force in order to rebuild public trust towards the Police..."
Continue reading:
https://www.hkja.org.hk/en/statements/an-open-letter-to-the-chief-executive-carrie-lam-on-police-violence/
#Mar22 #PoliceState #PoliceBrutality #FreedomofPress
Hong Kong Journalists Association urges Chief Executive to investigate police violence on press
The Hong Kong Journalists Association issued on Sunday, March 22 an open letter to the Chief Executive of HKSAR, Carrie Lam calling on her attention on “Police Violence” towards journalists, pointing out that the behaviours of the riot police officers are eroding the freedom of the press.
The letter urged Carrie Lam to look into the collective violation of law by the police and to immediately rectify the black sheeps in the police force in order to rebuild public trust towards the Police.
The Association reiterated that although the Police Commissioner Chris Tang denied that the frontline police were targeting journalists, consecutive cases of attack since June 2019 showed that they are not isolated cases.
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AN OPEN LETTER TO THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE CARRIE LAM ON “POLICE VIOLENCE”
From Hong Kong Journalists Association, 22 March 2020
"Dear Chief Executive Mrs Carrie Lam,
We have sent letters earlier to you and the Commissioner for Police Mr Chris Tang separately regarding police violence towards journalists. In your reply, you said the Government respects press freedom. Judging from the behaviours of some riot police officers, the opposite is true. Last night, there were several cases of assault of journalists by police officers – again. As head of the Hong Kong SAR, how can you turn a blind eye to the collective violation of law by the Police? We urge you to take immediate action to rectify the black sheeps in the police force in order to rebuild public trust towards the Police..."
Continue reading:
https://www.hkja.org.hk/en/statements/an-open-letter-to-the-chief-executive-carrie-lam-on-police-violence/
#Mar22 #PoliceState #PoliceBrutality #FreedomofPress
The Hong Kong Journalists Association
An open letter to the Chief Executive Carrie Lam on “police violence” - The Hong Kong Journalists Association
Dear Chief Executive Mrs Carrie Lam, We have sent letters earlier to you and the Commissioner for Police Mr Chris Tang separately regarding police violence towards journalists. In your reply, you said the Government respects press freedom. Judging from the…
#Save12HKYouths
Hong Kong Police Detains 8 Pro-democracy Hongkongers After Jail in China
Among the 12 pro-democracy Hongkongers who were arrested and detained by the Chinese authorities since August 2020, 8 of them had completed their 7-month sentence in China and was handed over to the Hong Kong police on March 22, 2021.
In Hong Kong, the national security police superintendent Lee Kwai-wah commanded the transferral operation. The 8 Hongkongers were sent to 6 different police stations.
Over 10 senior citizens including Granny Wong voiced support for the detained Hongkongers. The crowd shout "Fight On!" outside of Tin Shui Wai Police Station.
The #Save12 concern group condemns that the 8 pro-democracy activists was not allowed to meet their lawyers and only 1 has called his family. The concern group said the safety of the 8 was not confirmed.
Source: Stand News; InMedia #Mar22
https://bit.ly/3tHvIUT
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Hong Kong Police Detains 8 Pro-democracy Hongkongers After Jail in China
Among the 12 pro-democracy Hongkongers who were arrested and detained by the Chinese authorities since August 2020, 8 of them had completed their 7-month sentence in China and was handed over to the Hong Kong police on March 22, 2021.
In Hong Kong, the national security police superintendent Lee Kwai-wah commanded the transferral operation. The 8 Hongkongers were sent to 6 different police stations.
Over 10 senior citizens including Granny Wong voiced support for the detained Hongkongers. The crowd shout "Fight On!" outside of Tin Shui Wai Police Station.
The #Save12 concern group condemns that the 8 pro-democracy activists was not allowed to meet their lawyers and only 1 has called his family. The concern group said the safety of the 8 was not confirmed.
Source: Stand News; InMedia #Mar22
https://bit.ly/3tHvIUT
https://bit.ly/31c3i9f
#Sanction
China sanctioned by #EU, #US, #Britain and #Canada over Human Right Violations in #Xinjiang
//The EU, US, Britain and Canada on March 22, 2021 imposed sanctions against Chinese officials including Zhu Hailan, Wang Jungzheng, Wang Mingshan and Chen Mingguo over the alleged crackdown on the #Uighurs.
The coordinated strike also targeted the state-run Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps.
The Chinese government has been accused of carrying out forced sterilisations on Uighur women and separating children from their families.
A BBC investigation published in February contained first-hand testimony of systematic rape, sexual abuse and torture of detainees.
Read more:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-55794071
One woman testified that women were removed from their cells "every night" and raped by one or more masked Chinese men.//
Source: BBC #Mar22
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-56487162
China sanctioned by #EU, #US, #Britain and #Canada over Human Right Violations in #Xinjiang
//The EU, US, Britain and Canada on March 22, 2021 imposed sanctions against Chinese officials including Zhu Hailan, Wang Jungzheng, Wang Mingshan and Chen Mingguo over the alleged crackdown on the #Uighurs.
The coordinated strike also targeted the state-run Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps.
The Chinese government has been accused of carrying out forced sterilisations on Uighur women and separating children from their families.
A BBC investigation published in February contained first-hand testimony of systematic rape, sexual abuse and torture of detainees.
Read more:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-55794071
One woman testified that women were removed from their cells "every night" and raped by one or more masked Chinese men.//
Source: BBC #Mar22
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-56487162
Democracy activists freed from Chinese jail back in custody in Hong Kong
Source: Reuters #Mar22
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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
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
U.S.
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 Monday in a case that has drawn international attention and concern over their treatment.
EU, China impose tit-for-tat sanctions over Xinjiang abuses
The European Union imposed sanctions on Mar 22 on four Chinese officials, including a top security director, for human rights abuses in Xinjiang, to which Beijing responded with its own sanctions on Europeans.
The first significant sanctions was imposed by EU since an EU arms embargo in 1989 following the Tiananmen Square pro-democracy crackdown indicates a change in posture.
In its Official Journal, the EU accused Chen of “arbitrary detentions and degrading treatment inflicted upon Uighurs and people from other Muslim ethnic minorities, as well as systematic violations of their freedom of religion or belief”.
Source: Reuters #Mar22
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-eu-china-sanctions/eu-agrees-china-sanctions-over-xinjiang-abuses-first-in-three-decades-idUSKBN2BE1AI
#EU #Sanctions #Xinjiang #Genocide
The European Union imposed sanctions on Mar 22 on four Chinese officials, including a top security director, for human rights abuses in Xinjiang, to which Beijing responded with its own sanctions on Europeans.
The first significant sanctions was imposed by EU since an EU arms embargo in 1989 following the Tiananmen Square pro-democracy crackdown indicates a change in posture.
In its Official Journal, the EU accused Chen of “arbitrary detentions and degrading treatment inflicted upon Uighurs and people from other Muslim ethnic minorities, as well as systematic violations of their freedom of religion or belief”.
Source: Reuters #Mar22
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-eu-china-sanctions/eu-agrees-china-sanctions-over-xinjiang-abuses-first-in-three-decades-idUSKBN2BE1AI
#EU #Sanctions #Xinjiang #Genocide
S&Ds make lifting of Chinese sanctions against Euro-MPs condition for Parliament to enter any talks on EU-China investment deal
Source: S&D #Mar22
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S&Ds make lifting of Chinese sanctions against Euro-MPs condition for Parliament to enter any talks on EU-China investment deal
The Socialists and Democrats condemn the Chinese counter-measure targeting ten Europeans, among them S&D MEP Raphaël Glucksmann
Kathleen van Brempt, S&D MEP and spokesperson on trade, said, “We stand in solidarity with our colleague Raphaël Glucksmann and 9 other Europeans, who were today targeted by the Chinese government with retaliatory measures.”
Inmaculada RodrĂguez-Piñero, S&D MEP and responsible for the China Investment Agreement, said that Europe shouldn’t sacrifice their value and standard for trading with China and China must commit to a roadmap on the implementation of International Labour Organisation conventions against forced labour, and on improving the human rights situation in the country.
Source: S&D #Mar22
https://www.socialistsanddemocrats.eu/newsroom/sds-make-lifting-chinese-sanctions-against-euro-mps-condition-parliament-enter-any-talks
#China #ForcedLabour #ChinaSanctionRetaiate #ChinaEUDeal
The Socialists and Democrats condemn the Chinese counter-measure targeting ten Europeans, among them S&D MEP Raphaël Glucksmann
Kathleen van Brempt, S&D MEP and spokesperson on trade, said, “We stand in solidarity with our colleague Raphaël Glucksmann and 9 other Europeans, who were today targeted by the Chinese government with retaliatory measures.”
Inmaculada RodrĂguez-Piñero, S&D MEP and responsible for the China Investment Agreement, said that Europe shouldn’t sacrifice their value and standard for trading with China and China must commit to a roadmap on the implementation of International Labour Organisation conventions against forced labour, and on improving the human rights situation in the country.
Source: S&D #Mar22
https://www.socialistsanddemocrats.eu/newsroom/sds-make-lifting-chinese-sanctions-against-euro-mps-condition-parliament-enter-any-talks
#China #ForcedLabour #ChinaSanctionRetaiate #ChinaEUDeal
Socialists & Democrats
S&Ds make lifting of Chinese sanctions against Euro-MPs condition for Parliament to enter any talks on EU-China investment deal…
The Socialists and Democrats condemn the Chinese counter-measure targeting ten Europeans, among them S&D MEP Raphaël Glucksmann.