#CyberSecurity #CCP
#FBI Raids Chinese Point-of-Sale Giant #PAX Technology
On October 26, 2021, FBI and #MI5 in the US raided the Florida offices of PAX Technology, a Chinese provider of point-of-sale devices used by millions of businesses and retailers globally. There are reports saying that PAX’s systems may have been involved in cyberattacks on U.S. and E.U. organizations.
The sources came from the payment processor, revealing that "the PAX terminals were being used both as a malware “dropper” — a repository for malicious files — and as “command-and-control” locations for staging attacks and collecting information.”
It is pointed out that “two major financial providers — one in the United States and one in the United Kingdom — had already begun pulling PAX terminals from their payment infrastructure.”
Federal investigations are under way.
Read full article:
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2021/10/fbi-raids-chinese-point-of-sale-giant-pax-technology/
Source: Krebs on Security; #Oct26
#FBI Raids Chinese Point-of-Sale Giant #PAX Technology
On October 26, 2021, FBI and #MI5 in the US raided the Florida offices of PAX Technology, a Chinese provider of point-of-sale devices used by millions of businesses and retailers globally. There are reports saying that PAX’s systems may have been involved in cyberattacks on U.S. and E.U. organizations.
The sources came from the payment processor, revealing that "the PAX terminals were being used both as a malware “dropper” — a repository for malicious files — and as “command-and-control” locations for staging attacks and collecting information.”
It is pointed out that “two major financial providers — one in the United States and one in the United Kingdom — had already begun pulling PAX terminals from their payment infrastructure.”
Federal investigations are under way.
Read full article:
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2021/10/fbi-raids-chinese-point-of-sale-giant-pax-technology/
Source: Krebs on Security; #Oct26
Taiwan for all intents and purposes is an independent country. Deal with it.
Storm clouds continue to gather in East Asia and the South China Sea.
No one can be in any doubt now that China and the United States see each other as strategic rivals and are engaged in a geopolitical contest across the full spectrum of interstate relations. Whether the contest is viewed as one for primacy, parity or a new equilibrium of shared strategic space in the Pacific, the reality is the contest has been joined.
It is just as indisputable that the political, military, economic and even psychological balance of power has been shifting relentlessly to China’s net benefit and many Indo-Pacific countries have accommodated to this new normal.
Source: The Japan Times #Aug09
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2021/08/09/commentary/world-commentary/taiwan-independent-country/
#Taiwan #Independent #EastAsia #SouthChinaSea #China
Storm clouds continue to gather in East Asia and the South China Sea.
No one can be in any doubt now that China and the United States see each other as strategic rivals and are engaged in a geopolitical contest across the full spectrum of interstate relations. Whether the contest is viewed as one for primacy, parity or a new equilibrium of shared strategic space in the Pacific, the reality is the contest has been joined.
It is just as indisputable that the political, military, economic and even psychological balance of power has been shifting relentlessly to China’s net benefit and many Indo-Pacific countries have accommodated to this new normal.
Source: The Japan Times #Aug09
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2021/08/09/commentary/world-commentary/taiwan-independent-country/
#Taiwan #Independent #EastAsia #SouthChinaSea #China
#PopMusic #Censorship
Top Ranking Song Mocking Chinese nationalists Banned in China and Delisted from HK-based streaming app
Source: Stand News #Oct25; as1 entertainment #Oct27
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Top Ranking Song Mocking Chinese nationalists Banned in China and Delisted from HK-based streaming app
Source: Stand News #Oct25; as1 entertainment #Oct27
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#PopMusic #Censorship
Top Ranking Song Mocking Chinese nationalists Banned in China and Delisted from HK-based streaming app
Malaysian rapper #Namewee and Taiwan-based Australian singer #KimberlyChen Fang-yu rolled out a Mandopop song titled "#Fragile" (玻璃心, or literally meaning "#GlassHeart"), on Youtube in mid-October 2021.
The term "glass heart" is commonly used to describe nationalist Chinese netizens who become easily upset when a social media post attacks the Chinese Comminist Party (#CCP).
While the song can be interpreted as a love song, the music video satirizes the CCP and nationalist Chinese netizens
(aka "#LittlePinks") through the extensive use of the color pink, simplified Chinese subtitles, and a giant and clumsy panda.
References are made to China's claims to Taiwan, bat soup representing COVID19, the Great Firewall, and #XiJingping's latest political campaign Common Prosperity.
The song hit the internet with an overwhelming popularity, receiving over 10 million Youtube views in just first few days.
The pro-China netizens criticized the lyrics for "inflicting insults on China", leading to both the ban of the singers in China and the removal of their #Weibo accounts.
In response, Namewee wrote on his Facebook page pointing out that the song has reflected a general trend as more people are realizing CCP's oppression and encroachment. The artist said, "[this song is] not so amazing, it's just a mirror."
Commenting on the freedom of expression in artistic creation, Namewee said, "If I have to give up creative freedom and my ideals, this goes against any artististic pursuit. I would rather stop creating."
Namewee added in his comment that with the growing number of supporters, he would consider leveraging their influence to resist and protest against authoritarianism.
He said, "I believe if one remains silent in the face of iron fist, it would foster and reinforce them [authoritarianism]. Until one day, the iron fist hits your head as it spares no one."
On October 27, 2011, the Hong Kong-based music app, #MOOV, was found delisted the song from its app. Netizens slammed the music app, calling it "#FragileMOOV".
Source: Stand News #Oct25; as1 entertainment #Oct27
https://thestandnews.page.link/v8e74czAgLL9oV6Z8/
#PopCulture #PopSong #MandoPop #MOOV #Delist #Creativity #Art #Culture #MusicVideo #Ban
Top Ranking Song Mocking Chinese nationalists Banned in China and Delisted from HK-based streaming app
Malaysian rapper #Namewee and Taiwan-based Australian singer #KimberlyChen Fang-yu rolled out a Mandopop song titled "#Fragile" (玻璃心, or literally meaning "#GlassHeart"), on Youtube in mid-October 2021.
The term "glass heart" is commonly used to describe nationalist Chinese netizens who become easily upset when a social media post attacks the Chinese Comminist Party (#CCP).
While the song can be interpreted as a love song, the music video satirizes the CCP and nationalist Chinese netizens
(aka "#LittlePinks") through the extensive use of the color pink, simplified Chinese subtitles, and a giant and clumsy panda.
References are made to China's claims to Taiwan, bat soup representing COVID19, the Great Firewall, and #XiJingping's latest political campaign Common Prosperity.
The song hit the internet with an overwhelming popularity, receiving over 10 million Youtube views in just first few days.
The pro-China netizens criticized the lyrics for "inflicting insults on China", leading to both the ban of the singers in China and the removal of their #Weibo accounts.
In response, Namewee wrote on his Facebook page pointing out that the song has reflected a general trend as more people are realizing CCP's oppression and encroachment. The artist said, "[this song is] not so amazing, it's just a mirror."
Commenting on the freedom of expression in artistic creation, Namewee said, "If I have to give up creative freedom and my ideals, this goes against any artististic pursuit. I would rather stop creating."
Namewee added in his comment that with the growing number of supporters, he would consider leveraging their influence to resist and protest against authoritarianism.
He said, "I believe if one remains silent in the face of iron fist, it would foster and reinforce them [authoritarianism]. Until one day, the iron fist hits your head as it spares no one."
On October 27, 2011, the Hong Kong-based music app, #MOOV, was found delisted the song from its app. Netizens slammed the music app, calling it "#FragileMOOV".
Source: Stand News #Oct25; as1 entertainment #Oct27
https://thestandnews.page.link/v8e74czAgLL9oV6Z8/
#PopCulture #PopSong #MandoPop #MOOV #Delist #Creativity #Art #Culture #MusicVideo #Ban
#LegCo #Election
HK Government Orders #CivilServants to Assist in Electoral Office
Source: Stand News; #Oct29
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Source: Stand News; #Oct29
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HK Government Orders #CivilServants to Assist in Electoral Office
In Hong Kong, Secretary for the Civil Service Patrick Nip Tak-kuen sent a letter to all civil servants, saying that he had ordered the head of all government departments to assign civil servants to serve as electoral staff at poll stations in the upcoming Legislative Council (LegCo) election.
He added that civil servants are the "backbone of the government" and it is also their duty to make sure the election will be staged smoothly.
It was estimated that a total of 36,000 staff will be necessary on the election day.
Those assigned as electoral staff will face disciplinary actions if they fail to perform their duties or fail to report to the polling stations.
In the past, the administration has never made it mandatory for civil servants to assist in election routine.
Source: Stand News; #Oct29 https://thestandnews.page.link/fuL1JBWdMM43ANZc8
#FailedState #Regime #ElectoralOffice #LegCoElection #HongKongElection #PatrickNip
HK Government Orders #CivilServants to Assist in Electoral Office
In Hong Kong, Secretary for the Civil Service Patrick Nip Tak-kuen sent a letter to all civil servants, saying that he had ordered the head of all government departments to assign civil servants to serve as electoral staff at poll stations in the upcoming Legislative Council (LegCo) election.
He added that civil servants are the "backbone of the government" and it is also their duty to make sure the election will be staged smoothly.
It was estimated that a total of 36,000 staff will be necessary on the election day.
Those assigned as electoral staff will face disciplinary actions if they fail to perform their duties or fail to report to the polling stations.
In the past, the administration has never made it mandatory for civil servants to assist in election routine.
Source: Stand News; #Oct29 https://thestandnews.page.link/fuL1JBWdMM43ANZc8
#FailedState #Regime #ElectoralOffice #LegCoElection #HongKongElection #PatrickNip
The Education Bureau announces a new guidelines regarding to national education for schools, starting from 2022 onwards.
#EducationBureau #NationalEducation #GoHKgraphics
#EducationBureau #NationalEducation #GoHKgraphics
#CCPGrip #Yahoo
Second US tech firm withdraws from China in less than a month as Beijing tightens grip
Yahoo has announced its withdrawal from the Chinese market in the latest retreat by foreign technology firms responding to Beijing’s tightening control over the industry.
“In recognition of the increasingly challenging business and legal environment in China, Yahoo’s suite of services will no longer be accessible from mainland China as of November 1,” the company said on 2 November 2021.
The timing of the pullout coincided with the implementation of China’s new data protection law, which came into effect on 1 November 2021.
Yahoo’s withdrawal came less than a month after another US tech company, Microsoft’s professional networking platform #LinkedIn, announced it was shutting down operations in China. In public, the company blamed a “significantly more challenging operating environment” as well as “greater compliance requirements in China”.
Source: Stand News, Guardian; #Nov2
https://thestandnews.page.link/q4JuEyEF8tZ3ymqUA
Second US tech firm withdraws from China in less than a month as Beijing tightens grip
Yahoo has announced its withdrawal from the Chinese market in the latest retreat by foreign technology firms responding to Beijing’s tightening control over the industry.
“In recognition of the increasingly challenging business and legal environment in China, Yahoo’s suite of services will no longer be accessible from mainland China as of November 1,” the company said on 2 November 2021.
The timing of the pullout coincided with the implementation of China’s new data protection law, which came into effect on 1 November 2021.
Yahoo’s withdrawal came less than a month after another US tech company, Microsoft’s professional networking platform #LinkedIn, announced it was shutting down operations in China. In public, the company blamed a “significantly more challenging operating environment” as well as “greater compliance requirements in China”.
Source: Stand News, Guardian; #Nov2
https://thestandnews.page.link/q4JuEyEF8tZ3ymqUA
Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Condemns Alleged #PoliticalCensorship at #OzAsiaFestival
Sourcs: ABC #Oct28
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Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Condemns Alleged #PoliticalCensorship at #OzAsiaFestival
//The future of government funding for #Adelaide's OzAsia Festival is under threat, after claims that Hong Kong's strict national security laws have extended to Australia's biggest Asian festival.
Hong Kong Cultural Association of South Australia (#HKCASA) chairwoman Janet Leung said it all started with a dispute over yellow umbrellas.
HKCASA was booked to host an interactive workshop and performance at the opening weekend of the festival last week.
"The workshop was supposed to show a historical timeline of how Hong Kong was transformed from a fishing village to an international financial hub," Ms Leung said.
The performance was locked in by OzAsia organisers in August, but a crucial detail then changed everything.
The workshop stall was to be decorated with yellow umbrellas.
The organiser pasted a link to a Wikipedia article detailing Hong Kong's so-called 'umbrella movement' of 2014, in which pro-democracy protesters held umbrellas in acts of passive defiance.
"Unfortunately, we are unable to approve the use of the yellow umbrellas as props decor," the email said.
Ms Leung said she was "shocked".//
Sourcs: ABC #Oct28
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-10-28/ozasia-participant-warns-censorship-after-workshop-canned/100575240
#Australia #Censorship #ForeignMinister #ForeignAffairs #MarisePayne #CreativeFreedom #NationalSecurityLaw #YellowUmbrella
//The future of government funding for #Adelaide's OzAsia Festival is under threat, after claims that Hong Kong's strict national security laws have extended to Australia's biggest Asian festival.
Hong Kong Cultural Association of South Australia (#HKCASA) chairwoman Janet Leung said it all started with a dispute over yellow umbrellas.
HKCASA was booked to host an interactive workshop and performance at the opening weekend of the festival last week.
"The workshop was supposed to show a historical timeline of how Hong Kong was transformed from a fishing village to an international financial hub," Ms Leung said.
The performance was locked in by OzAsia organisers in August, but a crucial detail then changed everything.
The workshop stall was to be decorated with yellow umbrellas.
The organiser pasted a link to a Wikipedia article detailing Hong Kong's so-called 'umbrella movement' of 2014, in which pro-democracy protesters held umbrellas in acts of passive defiance.
"Unfortunately, we are unable to approve the use of the yellow umbrellas as props decor," the email said.
Ms Leung said she was "shocked".//
Sourcs: ABC #Oct28
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-10-28/ozasia-participant-warns-censorship-after-workshop-canned/100575240
#Australia #Censorship #ForeignMinister #ForeignAffairs #MarisePayne #CreativeFreedom #NationalSecurityLaw #YellowUmbrella
www.abc.net.au
Marise Payne labels alleged censorship at OzAsia Festival 'unacceptable' after canning of Hong Kong group's performance
The future of government funding for Adelaide's OzAsia Festival is under threat, after claims that Hong Kong's strict national security laws have extended to Australia's biggest Asian festival.
Former District Councillors have their last words after being disqualified.
#DistrictCouncil #Disqualified #Oaths #GoHKgraphics
#DistrictCouncil #Disqualified #Oaths #GoHKgraphics
#HKProtest #University
Defiant University Students Carry Out Pop-Up Protests on Graduation Day, Calls Attention to Persecuted Students
November 4 marked the annual graduation ceremony of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (#CUHK). Although no large-scale protests were seen this year under the iron grip of the National Security Law, traces of defiance still sprang up around the campus.
#NationalSecurityLaw #NSL #NeverForget #Academia #WallofDemocracy #CUSU
Sources: Citizen News, Chinese University Student Press; #Nov4
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Defiant University Students Carry Out Pop-Up Protests on Graduation Day, Calls Attention to Persecuted Students
November 4 marked the annual graduation ceremony of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (#CUHK). Although no large-scale protests were seen this year under the iron grip of the National Security Law, traces of defiance still sprang up around the campus.
#NationalSecurityLaw #NSL #NeverForget #Academia #WallofDemocracy #CUSU
Sources: Citizen News, Chinese University Student Press; #Nov4
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#HKProtest #University
Defiant University Students Carry Out Pop-Up Protests on Graduation Day, Calls Attention to Persecuted Students
November 4 marked the annual graduation ceremony of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (#CUHK). Although no large-scale protests were seen this year under the iron grip of the National Security Law, traces of defiance still sprang up around the campus.
Large Banners Protest Admin Interference in Student Governance
As early as 6:30am, a large vertical banner with the words “Restore Student Autonomy「還我學生自治」” was spotted, as was another smaller one that said “Consultation Must Precede Staff-Student Collaboration 員生共治，必先共議」” . By 8am, both banners had been removed by school staff.
On the #WallofDemocracy, a large notice board created for students to voice opinion, multiple posters were seen with the call “OSA and subsidiary faculty committee, join the provisional Administration”, protesting the school's new requirement for student organizations to be registered with the school administration.
During the graduation ceremony, defiant graduates from Nursing showed protest handbills that wrote “Dare to be different; Be Faithful to your belief 「棱角分明，毋負期許」”. Some social work graduates wore white ribbons on their graduation robes, and carried handbills with slogans such as “Grieve our Student Union”.
Ex-Police Security Chief Disrupts Students Handing Out White Ribbons, But Chastised by Parents
At around 12:30, 5 CUHK students held up a banner that wrote “Grieve my CUHK” on the University Mall, and set up a counter to hand out white ribbons.
Although the group of students did not obstruct the proceeding of graduation ceremony, they were quickly encircled by more than 10 campus security and were ordered to leave. The students demanded the security guards for reasons that they were not allowed to hand out white ribbons, as they were not obstructing the ceremony.
Lee Wing-kwong, head of Campus Security and a former Police Superintendent, ordered his staff to remove the students’ protest materials immediately. He was, however, stopped by members of Student Affairs Office, who asked him to “calm down”.
Some parents on the site stepped in to show their support to the protesting students. Quoting the classic Confucian text "Great Learning", they criticized the campus guards for abusing their powers: "Don't you officials remember the Way of the Great Learning?"
"We've Graduated, But They Couldn't"
Scattered protest activities continued around campus into the evening. Nine graduates, wearing their graduation robes, held up signs with names of fellow students who had been arrested and jailed for their involvement in the 2019 anti-ELAB movement.
Their names are Cheung Chun-ho, Tang Hei-man, Ko Tsz-bun, Lau Chun-yuk, Fu Ngai-Ching, Chen Lik-sik, Hui Yi-shui, Li Chun-ho.
The last sign read poignantly: "We've graduated, but they couldn't."
#NationalSecurityLaw #NSL #NeverForget #Academia #WallofDemocracy #CUSU
Sources: Citizen News, Chinese University Student Press; #Nov4
https://bit.ly/3nVrgRf
Defiant University Students Carry Out Pop-Up Protests on Graduation Day, Calls Attention to Persecuted Students
November 4 marked the annual graduation ceremony of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (#CUHK). Although no large-scale protests were seen this year under the iron grip of the National Security Law, traces of defiance still sprang up around the campus.
Large Banners Protest Admin Interference in Student Governance
As early as 6:30am, a large vertical banner with the words “Restore Student Autonomy「還我學生自治」” was spotted, as was another smaller one that said “Consultation Must Precede Staff-Student Collaboration 員生共治，必先共議」” . By 8am, both banners had been removed by school staff.
On the #WallofDemocracy, a large notice board created for students to voice opinion, multiple posters were seen with the call “OSA and subsidiary faculty committee, join the provisional Administration”, protesting the school's new requirement for student organizations to be registered with the school administration.
During the graduation ceremony, defiant graduates from Nursing showed protest handbills that wrote “Dare to be different; Be Faithful to your belief 「棱角分明，毋負期許」”. Some social work graduates wore white ribbons on their graduation robes, and carried handbills with slogans such as “Grieve our Student Union”.
Ex-Police Security Chief Disrupts Students Handing Out White Ribbons, But Chastised by Parents
At around 12:30, 5 CUHK students held up a banner that wrote “Grieve my CUHK” on the University Mall, and set up a counter to hand out white ribbons.
Although the group of students did not obstruct the proceeding of graduation ceremony, they were quickly encircled by more than 10 campus security and were ordered to leave. The students demanded the security guards for reasons that they were not allowed to hand out white ribbons, as they were not obstructing the ceremony.
Lee Wing-kwong, head of Campus Security and a former Police Superintendent, ordered his staff to remove the students’ protest materials immediately. He was, however, stopped by members of Student Affairs Office, who asked him to “calm down”.
Some parents on the site stepped in to show their support to the protesting students. Quoting the classic Confucian text "Great Learning", they criticized the campus guards for abusing their powers: "Don't you officials remember the Way of the Great Learning?"
"We've Graduated, But They Couldn't"
Scattered protest activities continued around campus into the evening. Nine graduates, wearing their graduation robes, held up signs with names of fellow students who had been arrested and jailed for their involvement in the 2019 anti-ELAB movement.
Their names are Cheung Chun-ho, Tang Hei-man, Ko Tsz-bun, Lau Chun-yuk, Fu Ngai-Ching, Chen Lik-sik, Hui Yi-shui, Li Chun-ho.
The last sign read poignantly: "We've graduated, but they couldn't."
#NationalSecurityLaw #NSL #NeverForget #Academia #WallofDemocracy #CUSU
Sources: Citizen News, Chinese University Student Press; #Nov4
https://bit.ly/3nVrgRf
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【中大畢業禮】畢業生快閃行動高舉入獄學生姓名 冀眾人明白仍有同學正受苦難
中文大學今（4日）舉行畢業典禮，中大校園今早多處出現標語，抗議校方接管學生會。中大畢業典禮尾聲，一群社會科學院和文學院的畢業生在百萬大道，舉起印有被捕中大學生姓名的紙張，並寫道「我們畢業了，但他們不能」，快閃行動歷時數分鐘。紙張上的名字包括：陳起行、高梓斌、劉晉旭、符凱晴、陳歷釋、許貽顓、張俊浩、鄧希雯、李俊皓，9人因前年中大二號橋衝突，被判入獄。
Governmdnt Official 'Recommends' Legal Aid Cases Use Government-Appointed Lawyers Only
Source: Stand News #Oct26
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Governmdnt Official 'Recommends' Legal Aid Cases Use Government-Appointed Lawyers Only
The Hong Kong SAR government and the pro-Beijing camp had made numerous accusations that the legal aid system is being abused. #JohnLee Ka-Chiu, the Chief Secretary for Administration, had evaluated the system and presented a series of recommendations to the Legislative Council on Oct 22, 2021.
The report recommended that lawyers for criminal cases be appointed by the Legal Aid Department (#LAD), rather than allowing aid recipients to nominate their own lawyer. Only "special cases" will be exempted, for example when the self-nominated lawyer has represented the defendant before.
They also suggested a limit of legal aid for cases related to judicial reviews, allowing a maximum of 3 cases for barristers and 5 for solicitors.
The government also proposed to "enhance case management". If the LAD believes there is a conflict of interest of the original-appointed lawyer, they will suspend the legal aid or appoint another lawyer. And if the client seeks voluntary legal advice without LAD consent, the LAD will also withdraw the aid.
#LegalAidDepartment #LegalAssistance #RightToCounsel #JudicialReview
Source: Stand News #Oct26
https://bit.ly/3jucdMX
See also:
Protesters' Fund In Support of Hong Kong Pro-democracy Movement Will Cease Operation
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/30820
The Hong Kong SAR government and the pro-Beijing camp had made numerous accusations that the legal aid system is being abused. #JohnLee Ka-Chiu, the Chief Secretary for Administration, had evaluated the system and presented a series of recommendations to the Legislative Council on Oct 22, 2021.
The report recommended that lawyers for criminal cases be appointed by the Legal Aid Department (#LAD), rather than allowing aid recipients to nominate their own lawyer. Only "special cases" will be exempted, for example when the self-nominated lawyer has represented the defendant before.
They also suggested a limit of legal aid for cases related to judicial reviews, allowing a maximum of 3 cases for barristers and 5 for solicitors.
The government also proposed to "enhance case management". If the LAD believes there is a conflict of interest of the original-appointed lawyer, they will suspend the legal aid or appoint another lawyer. And if the client seeks voluntary legal advice without LAD consent, the LAD will also withdraw the aid.
#LegalAidDepartment #LegalAssistance #RightToCounsel #JudicialReview
Source: Stand News #Oct26
https://bit.ly/3jucdMX
See also:
Protesters' Fund In Support of Hong Kong Pro-democracy Movement Will Cease Operation
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/30820
Cambodia: China’s ‘Belt and Road’ Dam is a Rights Disaster
A large-scale, Chinese-financed hydroelectric dam in northeastern Cambodia, completed in 2018, has undermined the lives and livelihoods of thousands of Indigenous and ethnic minority people, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The Lower Sesan 2 dam, one of Asia’s widest dams, flooded large areas upstream of the confluence of the Sesan and Srepok Rivers, two tributaries of the Mekong River.
Source: Human Rights Warch #Aug10
https://www.hrw.org/news/2021/08/10/cambodia-chinas-belt-and-road-dam-rights-disaster
#China #BeltAndRoad #Sesan #Srepok #Mekong
A large-scale, Chinese-financed hydroelectric dam in northeastern Cambodia, completed in 2018, has undermined the lives and livelihoods of thousands of Indigenous and ethnic minority people, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The Lower Sesan 2 dam, one of Asia’s widest dams, flooded large areas upstream of the confluence of the Sesan and Srepok Rivers, two tributaries of the Mekong River.
Source: Human Rights Warch #Aug10
https://www.hrw.org/news/2021/08/10/cambodia-chinas-belt-and-road-dam-rights-disaster
#China #BeltAndRoad #Sesan #Srepok #Mekong
#PressFreedom
Nearly half of journalists considering leaving Hong Kong, citing decline in press freedom : FCC survey
#FCC #NationalSecurityLaw #NSL #FreedomOfSpeech
Sources: FCC, HKFP, RTHK; #Nov5
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Nearly half of journalists considering leaving Hong Kong, citing decline in press freedom : FCC survey
#FCC #NationalSecurityLaw #NSL #FreedomOfSpeech
Sources: FCC, HKFP, RTHK; #Nov5
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Nearly half of journalists considering leaving Hong Kong, citing decline in press freedom : FCC survey
Working conditions have markedly worsened for journalists in Hong Kong since Beijing imposed national security law for the city in June 2020, an anonymous survey conducted by the Hong Kong Foreign Correspondents’ Club (#FCC) has found.
The survey results released on November 5 showed 46% of respondents were considering or had plans to leave the city citing the decline in press freedom, while 56% admitted to self-censoring or avoiding reporting on sensitive topics to at least some degree.
70 correspondents and 29 journalist members had responded to the survey. More than 80 of them said the general working environment for journalists in Hong Kong had deteriorated since the introduction of the national security law. 86% saying sources were not willing to speak or be quoted on issues deemed to be sensitive.
Sources: FCC, HKFP, RTHK; #Nov5
Read full survey result
https://www.fcchk.org/membership-survey-on-press-freedom/
Working conditions have markedly worsened for journalists in Hong Kong since Beijing imposed national security law for the city in June 2020, an anonymous survey conducted by the Hong Kong Foreign Correspondents’ Club (#FCC) has found.
The survey results released on November 5 showed 46% of respondents were considering or had plans to leave the city citing the decline in press freedom, while 56% admitted to self-censoring or avoiding reporting on sensitive topics to at least some degree.
70 correspondents and 29 journalist members had responded to the survey. More than 80 of them said the general working environment for journalists in Hong Kong had deteriorated since the introduction of the national security law. 86% saying sources were not willing to speak or be quoted on issues deemed to be sensitive.
Sources: FCC, HKFP, RTHK; #Nov5
Read full survey result
https://www.fcchk.org/membership-survey-on-press-freedom/
The Foreign Correspondents' Club, Hong Kong | FCC
The Foreign Correspondents’ Club, Hong Kong, Membership Survey on Press Freedom
In an effort to gauge the confidence of our members in the media environment in Hong Kong since the introduction of the National Security Law, the Foreign Correspondents’ Club (FCC) has conducted a...