5 Months after 9.21 “Liberate Tuen Mun” March:
2 Voluntary First Aiders Charged with Illegal Possession of Walkie- Talkie
During the “Libreate Tuen Mun Park” event on September 21, 2019, protesters set up roadblocks in areas nearby. During dispersing operation, the police stopped and searched 2 voluntary first aiders, and found 2 walkie- talkies. Five months after the incident, they were charged with possessing a radio apparatus without a valid licence as well as failure to show their identity cards.
Editor's Note: The Office of the Communication Authority of the Hong Kong SAR Government encourages citizens to bring their own walkie-talkies when going for hike. The double stand makes one wonder whether the Authority has 'incited' citzens to offend the 'law', or the police is defining the law in their favour.
Source: InMedia #Mar16
#PoliceState #Protests
2 Voluntary First Aiders Charged with Illegal Possession of Walkie- Talkie
During the “Libreate Tuen Mun Park” event on September 21, 2019, protesters set up roadblocks in areas nearby. During dispersing operation, the police stopped and searched 2 voluntary first aiders, and found 2 walkie- talkies. Five months after the incident, they were charged with possessing a radio apparatus without a valid licence as well as failure to show their identity cards.
Editor's Note: The Office of the Communication Authority of the Hong Kong SAR Government encourages citizens to bring their own walkie-talkies when going for hike. The double stand makes one wonder whether the Authority has 'incited' citzens to offend the 'law', or the police is defining the law in their favour.
Source: InMedia #Mar16
#PoliceState #Protests
#Art #Protests
Records of the Protest: Man Preserves Protest Scenes in Drawings
1705 | Mong Kok
On the intersection of Shantung Street and Nathan Road, a man sat outside King Wah Center and drew the protest scene. He believed thay paintings are the most neutral medium in recording protest scenes, as it's meaning is subject to the interpretation of the viewer. When asked whether if he is worried of being arrested, he said no as he always drew at protest scenes.
Source: City Broadcasting Channel (CBC)
#27May #HongKongProtest #MongKok #ProtestArt
Records of the Protest: Man Preserves Protest Scenes in Drawings
1705 | Mong Kok
On the intersection of Shantung Street and Nathan Road, a man sat outside King Wah Center and drew the protest scene. He believed thay paintings are the most neutral medium in recording protest scenes, as it's meaning is subject to the interpretation of the viewer. When asked whether if he is worried of being arrested, he said no as he always drew at protest scenes.
Source: City Broadcasting Channel (CBC)
#27May #HongKongProtest #MongKok #ProtestArt
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#AntiChina
Anti-China movement goes viral around the globe
In recent months, protests against China are occurring regularly in different parts of the world; London, New Dehli, Toronto...you name it.
On Sunday, there was a massive protest against the communist regime held in Vancouver near the Chinese consulate. Many of the Canadians who participated are from other parts of the world, such as Hong Kong, Tibet, India, and the Philippines, to name a few. The protesters stood in opposition to China’s treatment towards people in Hong Kong and Tibet, and urged the international communities to intervene to get two Canadians, who have been held hostage by the Chinese government, released. Many nations are now banning apps from China, putting a stop to Huawei or 5G networking business, as well as reviewing their relationships with China.
Source: CNN News India 27-Jul
#China #Canada #Protests
#CanadianHostage #Huawei
Anti-China movement goes viral around the globe
In recent months, protests against China are occurring regularly in different parts of the world; London, New Dehli, Toronto...you name it.
On Sunday, there was a massive protest against the communist regime held in Vancouver near the Chinese consulate. Many of the Canadians who participated are from other parts of the world, such as Hong Kong, Tibet, India, and the Philippines, to name a few. The protesters stood in opposition to China’s treatment towards people in Hong Kong and Tibet, and urged the international communities to intervene to get two Canadians, who have been held hostage by the Chinese government, released. Many nations are now banning apps from China, putting a stop to Huawei or 5G networking business, as well as reviewing their relationships with China.
Source: CNN News India 27-Jul
#China #Canada #Protests
#CanadianHostage #Huawei
Belarusian Authorities said opposition attempts to seize power harm national security; Opposition leader calls citizens to stand up, or become a slave
After the Belarusian presidential election in early August, mass demonstrations broke out, with citizens forming human chains to protest against tyrannical rule. The opposition announced the establishment of a Coordination Committee earlier, requesting the government to discuss the transfer of power. The Belarusian General Prosecutor’s Office then charged the Committee on 20th August with suspicion of endangering national security.
The opposition announced the establishment of the Coordination Committee on 18th August, calling for government talks on the transfer of power. Members include Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, an opposition leader exiled to Lithuania, Nobel Laureate in Literature Svetlana Alexievich, and other famous individuals. The authorities accused the Coordination Committee of jeopardising national security and has now launched a criminal investigation. Attorney General Konyuk noted that the establishment and operation of the Coordination Committee was to seize state power, and emphasized that the transfer of power to the Coordination Committee is unconstitutional. Committee lawyer Maxim Znak and organiser of Minsk factory strikes Sergei Dylevsky were questioned by the government on 21st August.
Svetlana Tikhanovskaya accepted an exclusive interview with the Britain Broadcasting Company (BBC), appealing to Belarusians to "stand till the end", and oppose the tyrannical rule of President Lukashenko. “If not now, we will be slaves”. She said that as long as her personal safety is ensured, she will return to the country. In a video speech earlier, she also called for Belarusians to be fearless and to escalate strike actions.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said earlier that the United State supports the international community in investigating the possibility of fraud in the Belarusian election, and will consider sanctions against Belarusian officials who participated in suppressing demonstrations. Russian President Putin said that any interference in the situation in Belarus or pressure on local leaders is unacceptable.
#Belarus #Election #Protests #Lukashenko #BBC #US #Pompeo #Russia #Putin
Source: Stand News #Aug22
After the Belarusian presidential election in early August, mass demonstrations broke out, with citizens forming human chains to protest against tyrannical rule. The opposition announced the establishment of a Coordination Committee earlier, requesting the government to discuss the transfer of power. The Belarusian General Prosecutor’s Office then charged the Committee on 20th August with suspicion of endangering national security.
The opposition announced the establishment of the Coordination Committee on 18th August, calling for government talks on the transfer of power. Members include Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, an opposition leader exiled to Lithuania, Nobel Laureate in Literature Svetlana Alexievich, and other famous individuals. The authorities accused the Coordination Committee of jeopardising national security and has now launched a criminal investigation. Attorney General Konyuk noted that the establishment and operation of the Coordination Committee was to seize state power, and emphasized that the transfer of power to the Coordination Committee is unconstitutional. Committee lawyer Maxim Znak and organiser of Minsk factory strikes Sergei Dylevsky were questioned by the government on 21st August.
Svetlana Tikhanovskaya accepted an exclusive interview with the Britain Broadcasting Company (BBC), appealing to Belarusians to "stand till the end", and oppose the tyrannical rule of President Lukashenko. “If not now, we will be slaves”. She said that as long as her personal safety is ensured, she will return to the country. In a video speech earlier, she also called for Belarusians to be fearless and to escalate strike actions.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said earlier that the United State supports the international community in investigating the possibility of fraud in the Belarusian election, and will consider sanctions against Belarusian officials who participated in suppressing demonstrations. Russian President Putin said that any interference in the situation in Belarus or pressure on local leaders is unacceptable.
#Belarus #Election #Protests #Lukashenko #BBC #US #Pompeo #Russia #Putin
Source: Stand News #Aug22
University students open school strike and demonstrate to against Lukashenko; police arrested violently
On the first school day in Belarus, a large number of university students demonstrated in Minsk along the Independence Avenue and gathered in the Victory Square to stand against the president, Alexander Lukashenko, who has been in power for 26 years. Police arrived to violently disperse the students, without mentioning about the number of arrests.
On Sundays in the past three weeks, there were 100-200 thousands of people that demonstrated for the police brutality and Lukashenko’s manipulation of the election. On Tuesday, the first school day, thousands of millions of university students went on strike and protested on the streets. Many people held the old Belarusian ‘White, red, white’ flag that is used by the opposition.
Students told BBC that the purpose of going to the street is to support people and express their political positions. They said they should be fearless and not just to stay at home. The BBC filmed when the riot police attacked and forcibly arrested a group of students which gathered near Victory Square. Someone kneeled to the police and demanded to release the students as they are just kids. Some students tried to block the entrances of several universities to prevent the police from entering. BBC pointed out that two Belarusian journalists were among the arrested. The police subsequently admitted that they had arrested students, but decline to tell the exact number. Since the president election on 9th August, there are continuously protests that oppose Lukashenko across Belarus. It is popularly believed that the election result is manipulated. The EU and United States have refused to recognise the result, believing that the election is neither free nor fair.
Lukashenko insisted that he got millions of supports from Belarusians. He stated that he did not hope the country to be seen divided; the state-run Berta News Agency quoted Lukashenko saying that if there are ‘alternative forces’ coming to power, there will be “massacre that is worse than that in Ukraine”. When Lukashenko visited a university in western Belarus, he urged the elderly to explain to the young generations the difficulties the country has overcome over the years. Earlier before this, several national media stated that protesters had been treated in an inhumane way after the election. The authorities apologised for the violent suppression and inhuman actions, but recently began to suppress the protestors again. Maria Kolesnikova, one of the main opposition figures in Belarus, announced on Tuesday that she will form a new party called “Together”. She stated that Belarus is now in a political, social, and economic crisis. “Only when we stand together will we know how to get out of the crisis,” Kolesnikova tried to enter the presidential palace to talk with Lukashenko at a rally in the Capital last Sunday but was told that Lukashenko will not negotiate with them.
Source : Stand News #Sep2
#Belarus #Lukashenko #Kolesnikova #protests
On the first school day in Belarus, a large number of university students demonstrated in Minsk along the Independence Avenue and gathered in the Victory Square to stand against the president, Alexander Lukashenko, who has been in power for 26 years. Police arrived to violently disperse the students, without mentioning about the number of arrests.
On Sundays in the past three weeks, there were 100-200 thousands of people that demonstrated for the police brutality and Lukashenko’s manipulation of the election. On Tuesday, the first school day, thousands of millions of university students went on strike and protested on the streets. Many people held the old Belarusian ‘White, red, white’ flag that is used by the opposition.
Students told BBC that the purpose of going to the street is to support people and express their political positions. They said they should be fearless and not just to stay at home. The BBC filmed when the riot police attacked and forcibly arrested a group of students which gathered near Victory Square. Someone kneeled to the police and demanded to release the students as they are just kids. Some students tried to block the entrances of several universities to prevent the police from entering. BBC pointed out that two Belarusian journalists were among the arrested. The police subsequently admitted that they had arrested students, but decline to tell the exact number. Since the president election on 9th August, there are continuously protests that oppose Lukashenko across Belarus. It is popularly believed that the election result is manipulated. The EU and United States have refused to recognise the result, believing that the election is neither free nor fair.
Lukashenko insisted that he got millions of supports from Belarusians. He stated that he did not hope the country to be seen divided; the state-run Berta News Agency quoted Lukashenko saying that if there are ‘alternative forces’ coming to power, there will be “massacre that is worse than that in Ukraine”. When Lukashenko visited a university in western Belarus, he urged the elderly to explain to the young generations the difficulties the country has overcome over the years. Earlier before this, several national media stated that protesters had been treated in an inhumane way after the election. The authorities apologised for the violent suppression and inhuman actions, but recently began to suppress the protestors again. Maria Kolesnikova, one of the main opposition figures in Belarus, announced on Tuesday that she will form a new party called “Together”. She stated that Belarus is now in a political, social, and economic crisis. “Only when we stand together will we know how to get out of the crisis,” Kolesnikova tried to enter the presidential palace to talk with Lukashenko at a rally in the Capital last Sunday but was told that Lukashenko will not negotiate with them.
Source : Stand News #Sep2
#Belarus #Lukashenko #Kolesnikova #protests
#StandwithMyanmar
The picture above was published on Myanmar Information with a caption that wrote, “While the military treats the police force as cannon fodder, a dog is standing behind the soldiers and watching their deeds” in Burmese.
Source: Stand News; #Mar3
#HongKong #Thailand #military #crackdown #Protests #Funerals
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The picture above was published on Myanmar Information with a caption that wrote, “While the military treats the police force as cannon fodder, a dog is standing behind the soldiers and watching their deeds” in Burmese.
Source: Stand News; #Mar3
#HongKong #Thailand #military #crackdown #Protests #Funerals
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#StandwithMyanmar
Although the military roiled a deadly crackdown on February 28 which killed 20 people and arrested over 1,200 civilians, more protesters took to the street on March 1 and March 2 to rally against the military rule.
As the military’s crackdown became increasingly violent and deadly, determined pro-democracy protesters put their names, blood type and contact details on their arms before part-taking in a rally. In the face of tear gas and gunfire, young protesters relied barely on debris, iron bars, wet towels, and plastic water bags for protection and defence.
Very few protesters were wearing proper gas masks. Construction site helmets were not able to protect them from live ammunition.
Funerals were seen in multiple places around the nation. Saddened citizens gathered to pay respect to the victims of military brutality at these funerals. They were gathered at the funerals to mourn them at places where the protester was shot and died.
The courage of young protesters and the violence of military oppression in Myanmar have recalled memories of the civil disobedience movement in Hong Kong in 2019.
A columnist of Stand News picked the news up and wrote on the paper with a hearty closing remark, “The animals in Animal Farm surrendered. But the people in Hong Kong, Thailand and Myanmar did not.
Source: Stand News; #Mar3
https://bit.ly/2PRcgX9
#Myanmar #HongKong #Thailand #military #crackdown #Protests #Funerals
Although the military roiled a deadly crackdown on February 28 which killed 20 people and arrested over 1,200 civilians, more protesters took to the street on March 1 and March 2 to rally against the military rule.
As the military’s crackdown became increasingly violent and deadly, determined pro-democracy protesters put their names, blood type and contact details on their arms before part-taking in a rally. In the face of tear gas and gunfire, young protesters relied barely on debris, iron bars, wet towels, and plastic water bags for protection and defence.
Very few protesters were wearing proper gas masks. Construction site helmets were not able to protect them from live ammunition.
Funerals were seen in multiple places around the nation. Saddened citizens gathered to pay respect to the victims of military brutality at these funerals. They were gathered at the funerals to mourn them at places where the protester was shot and died.
The courage of young protesters and the violence of military oppression in Myanmar have recalled memories of the civil disobedience movement in Hong Kong in 2019.
A columnist of Stand News picked the news up and wrote on the paper with a hearty closing remark, “The animals in Animal Farm surrendered. But the people in Hong Kong, Thailand and Myanmar did not.
Source: Stand News; #Mar3
https://bit.ly/2PRcgX9
#Myanmar #HongKong #Thailand #military #crackdown #Protests #Funerals
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HK Government suspected of un-shelving another 16 books involving topics of #CivilDisobedience and #Protests in #PublicLibrary
Source: Apply Daily #May29
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HK Government suspected of un-shelving another 16 books involving topics of #CivilDisobedience and #Protests in #PublicLibrary
Source: Apply Daily #May29
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HK Government suspected of un-shelving another 16 books involving topics of #CivilDisobedience and #Protests in #PublicLibrary
The Leisure and Cultural Services Department (#LCSD) of the Hong Kong Government is suspected of un-shelving 16 books from public libraries.
These include:
- The writings of pro-democracy activist and former law professor Benny Tai;
- Reverend Chu Yiu-ming's “Civil Disobedience and the Occupation of Central: Reflections on the Faith of Christians in Hong Kong” (公民抗命與佔領中環：香港基督徒的信仰省思);
- “To All of Those Who Have Worn Black Before” (給穿過黑衣的人) by Scholarism;
- Former legislator Raymond Wong Yuk-man’s book “I Wouldn’t Have Argued If I Did’t Have To” (予豈好辯哉).
In addition, the two issues of “#Breakazine!” about the Anti-Extradition Law (#AntiELAB) Protest, are also removed.
These 16 books were all published before the #NationalSecurityLaw came into effect, yet they are no longer available on the public library website.
So far, the government has removed at least 34 books in total.
Source: Apply Daily #May29
https://bit.ly/2R20IRR
#NSL #Censorship #BannedBooks #Regime #DissentLiterature
HK Government suspected of un-shelving another 16 books involving topics of #CivilDisobedience and #Protests in #PublicLibrary
The Leisure and Cultural Services Department (#LCSD) of the Hong Kong Government is suspected of un-shelving 16 books from public libraries.
These include:
- The writings of pro-democracy activist and former law professor Benny Tai;
- Reverend Chu Yiu-ming's “Civil Disobedience and the Occupation of Central: Reflections on the Faith of Christians in Hong Kong” (公民抗命與佔領中環：香港基督徒的信仰省思);
- “To All of Those Who Have Worn Black Before” (給穿過黑衣的人) by Scholarism;
- Former legislator Raymond Wong Yuk-man’s book “I Wouldn’t Have Argued If I Did’t Have To” (予豈好辯哉).
In addition, the two issues of “#Breakazine!” about the Anti-Extradition Law (#AntiELAB) Protest, are also removed.
These 16 books were all published before the #NationalSecurityLaw came into effect, yet they are no longer available on the public library website.
So far, the government has removed at least 34 books in total.
Source: Apply Daily #May29
https://bit.ly/2R20IRR
#NSL #Censorship #BannedBooks #Regime #DissentLiterature
#SupportAppleDaily #GlobalSupport
#ReportersWithoutBorders protests #AppleDaily closure at Chinese embassies in Paris and Berlin
The press freedom advocacy group Reporters Without Borders (#RSF) marched through the streets of Paris and Berlin on June 25, 2021.
They protested the closure of the Hong Kong's pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, after Hong Kong's Beijing-backed authorities froze the paper's assets and arrested several executives.
The NGO said on their website that they held "funeral-style processions" to denounce the "killing" of Apple Daily by the Hong Kong government, and to "raise alarm of the threats" posed by the Beijing regime to press freedom globally.
In Paris, RSF placed a coffin and funeral flowers for the Hong Kong paper in front of the #ChineseEmbassy. At the same time, they buried copies of the newspaper in front of the embassy in Berlin.
RSF Secretary-General Christophe Deloire said, "today's funeral is for Apple Daily, but tomorrow's may be for press freedom in China. It's time for the international community to act in line with their own values and obligations and defend what's left of the ,free press in Hong Kong before China's model of information control claims another victim."
Text: Deutsche Welle #Jun25
Photos: Reporters Without Borders
https://twitter.com/rsf_inter/status/1408397332190744579?s=21
#Paris #Berlin #Protests #NGO #Funeral
#ReportersWithoutBorders protests #AppleDaily closure at Chinese embassies in Paris and Berlin
The press freedom advocacy group Reporters Without Borders (#RSF) marched through the streets of Paris and Berlin on June 25, 2021.
They protested the closure of the Hong Kong's pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, after Hong Kong's Beijing-backed authorities froze the paper's assets and arrested several executives.
The NGO said on their website that they held "funeral-style processions" to denounce the "killing" of Apple Daily by the Hong Kong government, and to "raise alarm of the threats" posed by the Beijing regime to press freedom globally.
In Paris, RSF placed a coffin and funeral flowers for the Hong Kong paper in front of the #ChineseEmbassy. At the same time, they buried copies of the newspaper in front of the embassy in Berlin.
RSF Secretary-General Christophe Deloire said, "today's funeral is for Apple Daily, but tomorrow's may be for press freedom in China. It's time for the international community to act in line with their own values and obligations and defend what's left of the ,free press in Hong Kong before China's model of information control claims another victim."
Text: Deutsche Welle #Jun25
Photos: Reporters Without Borders
https://twitter.com/rsf_inter/status/1408397332190744579?s=21
#Paris #Berlin #Protests #NGO #Funeral
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Today RSF staged parallel “funeral protests” outside the Chinese embassies in Paris & Berlin following the closure of #AppleDaily, warning that without concrete action by democracies, the death of press freedom in #HongKong could follow. Read more here 👉…