#PoliceState #StateTerrorism
Police Arrest Flag Waving Taxi Passengers for 'disorderly behaviour in public place'

On 31 March, police arrested 2 male and 1 female taxi passengers for 'disorderly behaviour in public space',
after they waved a flag that read "Liberate Hong Kong, Revolution of Our Times" on a taxi.

Not only that the police ordered the female civilian to apologize out loud for several times during the search and arrest; the police also scorned by telling the arrested civilians, "it costs to be cool".

Legal experts condemned the police for misusing and misinterpreting ordinance to make arrest.

Read more:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/19170

Source: Apple Daily #Apr2

#GlobalSupport #Petition
Over 100 lawmakers around the world condemn HK government's cruel treatment of pro-democracy activists

Source: Stand News; IPAC Global #Apr2

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https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/29324

#GlobalSupport #Petition
Over 100 lawmakers around the world condemn HK government's cruel treatment of pro-democracy activists

#AndyLi, one of the 12 Hong Kong pro-democracy activists imprisoned in China, was transferred back to Hong Kong on Mar 22, 2021 after serving his sentence in China; however Li’s family has been unable to reach him for multiple days.

On Apr 2, 2021, the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (#IPAC) issued a statement criticizing the Hong Kong government’s cruel and inhumane treatment towards Li and his family, and called for the release of Li and all pro-democracy activists that are detained unfairly.

Signatories of the statement involve national lawmakers from the UK, US, Canada, Japan, and different European countries, as well as IPAC’s advisors. The statement mentioned that, since Li’s transfer to Hong Kong after serving his 7-month sentence in Shenzhen, Li has been held in a single cell in a psychiatric facility without being able to get in touch with his family. The statement described Li’s treatment as “cruel, inhumane and shocking”.

Li’s case was also described as an “emblematic of the Chinese Government’s ruthless crackdown on Hong Kong’s way of life, and disregard for the international treaties designed to protect it.”. The signatories pledged to make urgent representation to their respective governments, and demanded Hong Kong government to release Li and all activists that are being detained unjustly.

Source: Stand News; IPAC Global #Apr2

https://ipac.global/over-100-parliamentarians-call-for-release-of-jailed-hong-kong-activist-andy-li-in-global-statement/

https://www.thestandnews.com/politics/12-%E6%B8%AF%E4%BA%BA-%E5%85%A8%E7%90%83%E9%80%BE%E7%99%BE%E5%9C%8B%E6%9C%83%E8%AD%B0%E5%93%A1%E8%81%AF%E7%BD%B2-%E6%96%A5%E6%9D%8E%E5%AE%87%E8%BB%92%E8%88%87%E5%AE%B6%E4%BA%BA%E5%A4%B1%E8%81%AF%E4%B8%8D%E4%BA%BA%E9%81%93-%E4%BF%83%E6%B8%AF%E5%BA%9C%E6%94%BE%E4%BA%BA/

#PoliticalSuppression #Save12 #Save12HKYouths #CCPRules #PoliceState

#Newspaper #PoliticalSuppression
‘We’re coming to get you’: China’s critics facing threats, retaliation for activism in Canada

Source: Global News Canada #Apr2

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https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/29330

#Newspaper #PoliticalSuppression
‘We’re coming to get you’: China’s critics facing threats, retaliation for activism in Canada

Cherie Wong, the convener of Alliance Canada Hong Kong, an organizatiom fighting for the autonomy of Hong Kong, has been facing repeated death and rape threats.

For instance, in January 2020, even when she had a friend book her a hotel room in Vancouver under a different name, she received threats over the phone.

“I sat in my room and just started shaking, realizing that I could be in very real danger and not knowing what to do,” she said.

Wong said activists who are critical of the China often have their families in China visited by government officials.

“They come and knock on your door and say, ‘we’re coming in to talk to you about your family,’” she explained.

“What dissidents face in Canada is often on the grey area of criminal harassment and just discomfort that you feel (in) daily life,” Wong said. 

Read the full article here:
https://globalnews.ca/news/7734158/china-pressure-activists-canada-uyghur-hong-kong-tibet-spying/

Source: Global News Canada #Apr2

#UnitedFront #CCPRules #Canada #HongKong #Uyghur #Tibet #ScareTactics

#Migration #Hongkonger
Famous Hong Kong comic artist starts new life in the UK

Source: Stand News #Apr2

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https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/29348

#Migration #Hongkonger
Famous Hong Kong comic artist starts new life in the UK

In the recent emigration wave in Hong Kong, local comic artist “Maggie” announced on social media that she has immigrated to the UK. Although the reason for the move was not provided, netizens expressed regret.

“Maggie” Lau Ho Yan is a famous comic artist in Hong Kong. Some of her popular comic works include “My silly way” and “Our silly wedding”. Online game “Hong Kong-style cafe” is also based on her comics.

On the afternoon of April 2, 2021, Maggie posted on social media that she and her family have already arrived in the UK and cleared the 10-day self-isolation period. They are starting to adjust to their new life. She felt “limitlessly nostalgic, excessively worried, and a little excited” about her new life, and will continue to work in the new country; Maggie, however, did not talk about the reason for the move.

Source: Stand News #Apr2

https://www.thestandnews.com/society/%E6%88%91%E7%9A%84%E4%BD%8E%E8%83%BD%E4%B9%8B%E9%81%93-%E4%BD%9C%E8%80%85-%E6%BC%AB%E7%95%AB%E5%AE%B6%E9%A6%AC%E4%BB%94%E5%AE%A3%E5%B8%83%E7%A7%BB%E6%B0%91%E8%8B%B1%E5%9C%8B/

#Maggie #MySillyWay #MySillyWedding #ComicArtist

#Censorship
#RTHK censors radio show content, calling lyrics from Les Misérables “controversial"

Source: Stand News #Apr2

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https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/29357

#Censorship
#RTHK censors radio show content, calling lyrics from Les Misérables “controversial"

The public broadcaster RTHK has once again removed radio show content, citing "controversial material" as a reason.

In the radio progran “Letter to Hong Kong” scheduled to be aired on April 4, 2021, a letter that district councillor #MarkMo wrote to a detainee was originay planned to be read.

However, on Apr 2, 2021, Mo received a notification from RTHK that based on the new programme editor regulations, pre-approval is required before any controversial topic is put on the show and therefore his letter would not be read out on the show on Apr 4.

The show decided to read a letter written by previous chairman of RTHK Board of Advisors Chan Kin-keung.

According to Mo, he wrote the letter to a detainee that he visited for work reasons. The letter quoted some lyrics from Les Misérables, and mentioned that the democratic camp and the resistance camp are both facing challenges and are reflecting how they should keep going under Hong Kong’s current situation. He was not given a date when the letter will be read.

Related story:
Board Of Advisors Issued Statement Criticizing Director Of Broadcasting's Attempt To Turn #RTHK Into Government Propaganda Machine

https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/29314

Source: Stand News #Apr2

https://www.thestandnews.com/society/%E5%B7%AB%E5%A0%83%E6%B3%B0%E5%AF%AB%E4%BF%A1%E4%BA%88%E5%9C%A8%E5%9B%9A%E4%BA%BA%E5%A3%AB%E5%BC%95-%E5%AD%A4%E6%98%9F%E6%B7%9A-%E6%AD%8C%E8%A9%9E-%E6%B8%AF%E5%8F%B0%E6%8A%BD%E8%B5%B7-%E7%B5%A6%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E7%9A%84%E4%BF%A1-%E6%8F%9B%E6%92%B0%E6%96%87%E5%98%89%E8%B3%93/

#PoliticalSuppresion #LesMisérables #Protesters #LettertoHongKong #WriteWithYou

#StandwithUkraine #StopWar
Lithuanian documentarian Mantas Kvedaravičius killed in Ukraine 

It was reported on April 4, 2022 that #Lithuanian documentary filmmaker #MantasKvedaravičius was killed in the besieged Ukrainian city of #Mariupol.

The Committee to Protect Journalists issued a statement, calling for those responsible to face justice:

“We extend our deep condolences to the friends and family of Mantas Kvedaravičius, who was killed while reporting from Mariupol, a city he had documented for years. His killers must be brought to justice.”

Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense, Director Vitaliy Manski wrote on Facebook that Kvedaravičius was killed “with a camera in his hand.”

In another statement, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda said that Kvedaravičius “until the very last moment, in spite of danger, worked in Russia-occupied Ukraine.”

Source: Committee to Protect Journalusts; #Apr2
https://cpj.org/2022/04/lithuanian-documentarian-mantas-kvedaravicius-killed-in-ukraine/