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Two Years into Hongkongers' #FightForFreedom: "Keep the Faith, Until Darkness Gives Away to the Glorious Dawn and Freedom Returns to Our Land"

June 16, 2021 marks #2years since over 2 million Hongkongers--nearly 1/3 of the city's population--took it to the street to protest against extradition to China and voice the "5 demands".

This largest rally in the history of Hong Kong represents Hongkongers' determination to defend their rights and freedom.

Two years onward, Hongkongers tell the world that the fight for democracy goes on, despite political prosecution, censorship and the implementation of draconian laws.

"Keep the Faith.

Until Darkness Gives Away to the Glorious Dawn

and Freedom Returns to Our Land"

Video: JK.
Post-processing by Be Water/Guardians of Hong Kong #Jun16

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Hongkongers in #LosAngeles Pay Tribute to #YellowRaincoatMan

On June 15, 2021, over 30 Hongkongers held a memorial for "Yellow Raincoat Man" in Los Angeles.

"Yellow Raincoat man" was a name given to #MarcoLeung, a 35-year-old man who fell to his death to call on fellow Hongkongers to resist the tyrannical regime in 2019.

Leung has been regarded as the first #martyr of the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong.

Source: #FirstHand #Jun15

#GlobalSupport #Remembrance #OverseasHongkongers #HongKongProtests #FightForFreedom

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Voices are Disappearing in Face of "Stability and Prosperity"

On a street in Hong Kong after midnight on June 22, 2021, a piece of paper lies on the ground and reads "In Face of 'Stability and Prosperity', Voices are Disappearing".

One day ago on June 21, 2021, Hongkongers learnt of the impending closure of the city's pro-democracy newspaper #AppleDaily, after the authorities has detained and charged its editor-in-chief #RyanLaw and #NextDigital CEO #CheungKimHung under the #NationalSecurityLaw, in addition to freezing the assets of Apple Daily and three connecting companies.

The words on this paper speak the mind of many Hongkongers: Authorities allow only one voice and call this "stability and prosperity".

#BeWater #NeverGiveUp #NeverForgive #SaveAppleDaily #SupportAppleDaily

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Arrests, National Security Charges and Frozen Assets: Apple Daily Might Shut Down in 5 Days

https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/30172
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News Anchor Wishes Hongkongers Safe on the Last Night of the #AppleDaily News Broadcast

Source: Stand News; InMedia; Apple Daily #Jun21

https://bit.ly/3gRQMTU

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News Anchor Wishes Hongkongers Safe on the Last Night of the #AppleDaily News Broadcast

The parent company of the pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, #NextDigital, held a board meeting on June 21, 2021 to decide the fate of the newspaper in the face of the Hong Kong government's suppression.

The board past the motion of sending a letter to the Secretary for Security, #JohnLee Ka-chiu to demand a reply on Friday, June 25, 2021--the company asked whether part of the Apple Daily’s funds can be unfrozen for salary payment.

According to sources, many Apple Daily’s employees expect Saturday, June 26, 2021 to be the last publishing day of Apple Daily. There is also sayings that the newsaper could be shut down as soon as on Wednesday.

As for the “21:30 Apple Daily News Broadcast”, it had its last screening on the evening of June 21. The headline inquired the whereabouts of Next Digital.

At the end of the programme, anchor #TseHingYi said that it is a hard way forward and wished everyone safe and sound.

Tse also sent a message to all media workers in Hong Kong, encouraging them to hang on and stand strong.

“Even though our platform is disappearing, Hong Kong journalists will hold onto their posts and defend the truth,” said Tse.

Watch the video here:
https://youtu.be/BsvcMNoGHqQ

Source: Stand News; InMedia; Apple Daily #Jun21

https://bit.ly/3gRQMTU

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Apple Daily Staff: "We will all become a sturdy apple tree"

Text: Tin Shui Wai Connection #Jun22
Image: San Francisco Hongkongers

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Apple Daily Staff: "We will all become a sturdy apple tree"

The following is excerpted from an open letter written by an #AppleDaily staff:

"Dear colleagues at Apple Daily who stay until the last,

Dear fellow Hongkongers,

The perseverence and truth-seeking spirit of Apple Daily has long been seeded in our hearts.

Despite the turbulences of the time that try to disperse us, we have absorbed enough nutrients to grow wherever we are.

We will all become a sturdy apple tree.

I hope we all will never give up. We shall remember all the facts and true happenings. We will not let our present become the past rewritten. We will strengthen and better equip ourselves, so that we will be strong enough to face darkness in the future.

From an Apple Daily Staff"

The image comes from an overseas Hongkongers' group in San Francisco. It writes: "They try to bury us, without knowing that we are seeds."

https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/30204

Text: Tin Shui Wai Connection #Jun22
Image: San Francisco Hongkongers

https://www.facebook.com/SFHKers/photos/a.117623882943094/548582659847212/

https://t.me/tswconnection/2416

#BeWater #AppleTree #PressFreedom #FightforHongKong

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National Security Police Arrests News Commentator; Pro-democracy #AppleDaily Will Shut Down In One Day

https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/30198

Apple Daily Journalist: Hongkongers will not give up, journalists will never give up

https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/30203

#NextMegazine chief: “We’ve tried and enjoyed media freedom in the past. We have no regrets.”

https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/30201

News Anchor Wishes Hongkongers Safe
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/30177

Former Staff Bids Farewell to the Newspaper
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/30179

Staff of Hong Kong's Pro-domocracy Newspaper #AppleDaily and Hongkongers Thank Each Other

https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/30213
#Hongkongers #NeverGiveUp
The Spread of #WhiteTerror in a #PoliceState: Hong Kong Authorities' Ultimate Crackdown on Pro-democracy Newspaper #AppleDaily

Image: Lau Yan-hin
Source: Stand News #Jun23

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The Spread of #WhiteTerror in a #PoliceState: Hong Kong Authorities' Ultimate Crackdown on Pro-democracy Newspaper #AppleDaily

A political satire goes viral on social media, after pro-democracy newspaper #AppleDaily announced its closure the next day on June 23, 2021, due to the goverement's suppression.

The image shows a pen, an apple and hands tied up in a chain of metal rails.

The drawing, which pays tribute to the 26-year-old Apple Daily, is a vivid reflection of the worsening press freedom in Hong Kong.

It implies that any intellectual who dares to write to express their free opinion could be viciously arrested and sent behind bars under the #NationalSecurityLaw.

Image: Lau Yan-hin
Source: Stand News #Jun23

https://www.facebook.com/standnewshk/photos/a.720050934747196/4280539348698319/

#PoliceState #WhiteTerror #PressFreedom

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National Security Police Arrests News Commentator; Pro-democracy #AppleDaily Will Shut Down In One Day

https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/30198

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https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/30203

Apple Daily Staff: "We will all become a sturdy apple tree"

https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/30205

#NextMegazine chief: “We’ve tried and enjoyed media freedom in the past. We have no regrets.”

https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/30201

News Anchor Wishes Hongkongers Safe
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/30177

Former Staff Bids Farewell to the Newspaper
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/30179
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#HeartWarming #NeverGiveUp
Hongkongers Wish Pro-democracy Protesters Happy Birthday in #Court

Source: InMedia #Jun8

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Hongkongers Wish Pro-democracy Protesters Happy Birthday in #Court

Video: https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/30263

In a hearing relating to a pro-democracy protest on December 8, 2019, citizens went to the High Court on June 8, 2021 to voice support for the defendents who were charged by the prosecution with "conspiring to assault with intent".

Among the defendants, #LaiChunPong, the owner of the pro-democracy 'yellow' store 3C, and #CheungMingYu, who was one of the 12 Hongkongers arrested and jailed in China, both have their birthdays in June.

As the hearing came to an end, their families together with some supporting citizens, shouted "Happy Birthday" and "Fight On" to them.

As they were remanded and transported by the vehicle of the Correctional Services Department, their families and supporters unfurled a banner that read "Happy Birthday" on the street.

Lai's family members told the press they wished he could come home soon. They also mentioned that Lai was moved when other detainees made him a birthday cake inside the detention center.

Source: InMedia #Jun8
https://bit.ly/3ckmjfF

#Solidarity #HappyBirthday #YellowStore #3C #Save12 #PoliticalProsecution #PoliticalPrisoner