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#GrannyWong on June 4: Don't Let the Truth Be Buried
At around 18:00 on June 4, 2021, Granny Wong displayed a sign that reads "Don't Let the Truth Be Buried..
Wong appeared in Causeway Bay, a district where Victoria Park, the venue for the annual #CandlightVigil was held since 1990 was located.
Despite the police's suppression of the commemorative event, many Hongkongers expressed the urgency to remember the Tiananmen Massacre, which has been denied by the ChineseCommunistParty for the last 32 years.
#PoliceState #June4 #TiananmenMassacre #Truth #CandlelightVigil #Crackdown
#GrannyWong on June 4: Don't Let the Truth Be Buried
At around 18:00 on June 4, 2021, Granny Wong displayed a sign that reads "Don't Let the Truth Be Buried..
Wong appeared in Causeway Bay, a district where Victoria Park, the venue for the annual #CandlightVigil was held since 1990 was located.
Despite the police's suppression of the commemorative event, many Hongkongers expressed the urgency to remember the Tiananmen Massacre, which has been denied by the ChineseCommunistParty for the last 32 years.
#PoliceState #June4 #TiananmenMassacre #Truth #CandlelightVigil #Crackdown
#PoliticalSuppression #PoliceState
Hong Kong's Victoria Park on #June4: 2019 Vs 2021
On June 4, 2021, the Hong Konv police cordonned off Victoria Park, to suppress any memorial event of 1989 Tiananmen Massacre, a brutal crackdown still denied by the Chinese Communist Party after 32 years.
In 2019, before the police would ban the annual candlelight vigil in the following years, over 180,000 citizens gathered in the park to commemorate the victims of the pro-democracy movement and condemn the PRC's one-party totalitarian rule.
Images: Joey Kwok / Stand News; AFP #Jun4
#PoliceState #June4 #TiananmenMassacre #VictoriaPark #CandlelightVigil #Crackdown #NeverForget #Truth
Hong Kong's Victoria Park on #June4: 2019 Vs 2021
On June 4, 2021, the Hong Konv police cordonned off Victoria Park, to suppress any memorial event of 1989 Tiananmen Massacre, a brutal crackdown still denied by the Chinese Communist Party after 32 years.
In 2019, before the police would ban the annual candlelight vigil in the following years, over 180,000 citizens gathered in the park to commemorate the victims of the pro-democracy movement and condemn the PRC's one-party totalitarian rule.
Images: Joey Kwok / Stand News; AFP #Jun4
#PoliceState #June4 #TiananmenMassacre #VictoriaPark #CandlelightVigil #Crackdown #NeverForget #Truth
#NeverForget #PoliceBrutality
HongKongers continue quest for truth on 2-year anniversary of pro-democracy student's death
#PoliceState #Oppression #Truth #NeverForgive #Memorial
Source: NineteenMedia; #Sept22
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HongKongers continue quest for truth on 2-year anniversary of pro-democracy student's death
#PoliceState #Oppression #Truth #NeverForgive #Memorial
Source: NineteenMedia; #Sept22
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HongKongers continue quest for truth on 2-year anniversary of pro-democracy student's death
On September 22, 2019, 15-year-old student #ChanYinLam, a supporter of Hong Kong's anti-extradition bill protests, passed away.
Chan's body was found naked and floating in the sea near Tseung Kwan O. However, Hong Kong police quickly declared her death to be unsuspicous, before conducting much investigation.
In the two years since, the police had been making every effort to stop citizens from gathering in remembrance of Chan, citing COVID-19 gathering restrictions and social order.
Resisting to forget, citizens continue to place memorials in Tseung Kwan O on September 22, 2021, with light boxes of Chan's portrait and white electric candles. The memorial not pays tribute to Chan, but symbolizes the continued quest for the truth behind her death.
Her death in 2019 had sparked immediate and intense public discussion, with some suspecting that the Hong Kong Police might be involved. The police's repeated denials without a thorough investigation only reinforced public suspicions.
Following an 11-day inquest at the Coroner's Court in 2020, the jury returned an open verdict in Chan's death. The five-member jury of three women and two men unanimously concluded that they were unable to determine the causes and circumstances of Chan's death.
#PoliceState #Oppression #Truth #NeverForgive #memorial
Source: NineteenMedia; #Sept22
https://t.me/nineteenMedia/9586
HongKongers continue quest for truth on 2-year anniversary of pro-democracy student's death
On September 22, 2019, 15-year-old student #ChanYinLam, a supporter of Hong Kong's anti-extradition bill protests, passed away.
Chan's body was found naked and floating in the sea near Tseung Kwan O. However, Hong Kong police quickly declared her death to be unsuspicous, before conducting much investigation.
In the two years since, the police had been making every effort to stop citizens from gathering in remembrance of Chan, citing COVID-19 gathering restrictions and social order.
Resisting to forget, citizens continue to place memorials in Tseung Kwan O on September 22, 2021, with light boxes of Chan's portrait and white electric candles. The memorial not pays tribute to Chan, but symbolizes the continued quest for the truth behind her death.
Her death in 2019 had sparked immediate and intense public discussion, with some suspecting that the Hong Kong Police might be involved. The police's repeated denials without a thorough investigation only reinforced public suspicions.
Following an 11-day inquest at the Coroner's Court in 2020, the jury returned an open verdict in Chan's death. The five-member jury of three women and two men unanimously concluded that they were unable to determine the causes and circumstances of Chan's death.
#PoliceState #Oppression #Truth #NeverForgive #memorial
Source: NineteenMedia; #Sept22
https://t.me/nineteenMedia/9586
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今天（22日）是陳彥霖逝世2週年，位於將軍澳尚德停車場附近，有市民設置燈箱及電子蠟燭悼念。而警方早前以防疫為由，禁止市民每月8日及22日於尚德停車場外設壇悼念，並會派員駐守附近，防止市民聚集。
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#GrannyWong calls on Hongkongers to remember young protester's mysterious death
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Source: First hand; #Sept22
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#GrannyWong calls on Hongkongers to remember young protester's mysterious death
#NeverForget #PoliceBrutality #PoliceState #Oppression #Truth #NeverForgive #Memorial
Source: First hand; #Sept22
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#GrannyWong calls on Hongkongers to remember young protester's mysterious death
September 22, 2021 marked the 24th month since death of the 15-year-old pro-democracy protesters, #ChanYinLam when her naked body was found in the harbor off Tseung Kwan O on September 22, 2019. The coroner's court had ruled the cause of her death to be inconclusive, due to insufficient evidence.
In late evening, Granny Wong was outside a shopping mall nearby Tseung Kwan O, holding a British flag and a bouquet of flowers in her hands. She urged any witnesses to come forward with information relevant to Chan's death.
Moments later, Wong was intercepted by Hong Kong police and searched. After she was eventually released, two plainclothes officer followed Granny Wong as she made her the way to the promenade.
#NeverForget #PoliceBrutality #PoliceState #Oppression #Truth #NeverForgive #Memorial
Source: First hand; #Sept22
#GrannyWong calls on Hongkongers to remember young protester's mysterious death
September 22, 2021 marked the 24th month since death of the 15-year-old pro-democracy protesters, #ChanYinLam when her naked body was found in the harbor off Tseung Kwan O on September 22, 2019. The coroner's court had ruled the cause of her death to be inconclusive, due to insufficient evidence.
In late evening, Granny Wong was outside a shopping mall nearby Tseung Kwan O, holding a British flag and a bouquet of flowers in her hands. She urged any witnesses to come forward with information relevant to Chan's death.
Moments later, Wong was intercepted by Hong Kong police and searched. After she was eventually released, two plainclothes officer followed Granny Wong as she made her the way to the promenade.
#NeverForget #PoliceBrutality #PoliceState #Oppression #Truth #NeverForgive #Memorial
Source: First hand; #Sept22
Hong Kong lawyers create court database of protest-related cases in bid to safeguard #RuleofLaw
#CompendiumProject #Court #Justice #Truth
Source: HKFP; #Oct3
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Source: HKFP; #Oct3
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Hong Kong lawyers create court database of protest-related cases in bid to safeguard #RuleofLaw
A group of young Hong Kong lawyers have created a database of magistrates’ rulings in protest-related cases in a bid to safeguard the rule of law, amid unprecedented public interest in court hearings after thousands were prosecuted over the 2019 unrest.
The #CompendiumProject – launched in June – has compiled information on more than 500 protest-related cases that were handled by all seven magistrates’ courts. From the name of the magistrate to the reasons for the verdict and sentence, the platform seeks to provide written records of lower court hearings that are rarely made public by the authorities.
The Legal Reference System managed by Hong Kong’s judiciary seldom publishes written judgements by magistrates.
One of the project consultants, barrister Chris Ng, said such a practice had made it difficult for lawyers to check the legal principles and sentencing guidelines adopted by different magistrates, and whether their rulings in cases of a similar nature were consistent.
“Lawyers have always been kept in the dark,” he said.
As at the end of July, the city’s magistrates’ courts were processing 150 protest-related cases, while 1,101 had been completed.
“Following the social movement, the whole sentencing landscape has changed. To put it simply, the sentences became heavier,” another junior barrister involved in the project added.
The project’s low-profile adviser #MargaretNg, said in her new book about the rule of law that Hongkongers have developed an “unprecedented” interest in judicial procedures.
“Self-initiated” citizens who record court proceedings, and the compendium project, were both proof that the rule of law would not be “taken away” easily, she said.
#CompendiumProject #Court #Justice #Truth
Source: HKFP; #Oct3
https://hongkongfp.com/2021/10/03/hong-kong-lawyers-create-court-database-of-protest-related-cases-in-bid-to-safeguard-rule-of-law/
A group of young Hong Kong lawyers have created a database of magistrates’ rulings in protest-related cases in a bid to safeguard the rule of law, amid unprecedented public interest in court hearings after thousands were prosecuted over the 2019 unrest.
The #CompendiumProject – launched in June – has compiled information on more than 500 protest-related cases that were handled by all seven magistrates’ courts. From the name of the magistrate to the reasons for the verdict and sentence, the platform seeks to provide written records of lower court hearings that are rarely made public by the authorities.
The Legal Reference System managed by Hong Kong’s judiciary seldom publishes written judgements by magistrates.
One of the project consultants, barrister Chris Ng, said such a practice had made it difficult for lawyers to check the legal principles and sentencing guidelines adopted by different magistrates, and whether their rulings in cases of a similar nature were consistent.
“Lawyers have always been kept in the dark,” he said.
As at the end of July, the city’s magistrates’ courts were processing 150 protest-related cases, while 1,101 had been completed.
“Following the social movement, the whole sentencing landscape has changed. To put it simply, the sentences became heavier,” another junior barrister involved in the project added.
The project’s low-profile adviser #MargaretNg, said in her new book about the rule of law that Hongkongers have developed an “unprecedented” interest in judicial procedures.
“Self-initiated” citizens who record court proceedings, and the compendium project, were both proof that the rule of law would not be “taken away” easily, she said.
#CompendiumProject #Court #Justice #Truth
Source: HKFP; #Oct3
https://hongkongfp.com/2021/10/03/hong-kong-lawyers-create-court-database-of-protest-related-cases-in-bid-to-safeguard-rule-of-law/
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Hong Kong lawyers create court database of protest-related cases in bid to safeguard rule of law
A group of young Hong Kong lawyers have created a database of magistrates’ rulings in protest-related cases in a bid to safeguard the rule of law, amid unprecedented public interest in court …
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30 months after 7.21 Yuen Long Mob Attack, Hongkongers refuse to forget
#PoliceState #PoliceBrutality #YuenLong721 #Truth
Image source: Supreme Media, #Jan20
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https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/31954
30 months after 7.21 Yuen Long Mob Attack, Hongkongers refuse to forget
#PoliceState #PoliceBrutality #YuenLong721 #Truth
Image source: Supreme Media, #Jan20
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https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/31954
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30 months after 7.21 Yuen Long Mob Attack, Hongkongers refuse to forget
On July 21, 2019, over 100 rod-wielding men stormed Yuen Long rail station, leaving 45 people injured, including pro-democracy journalists, legislators, protesters returning home after a rally and regular commuters.
Several other violent beatings took place in the area, as white-clad men were seen chasing after black-clad civilians with wooden rods and bamboo sticks with the China flag attached.
Hong Kong police were accused of colluding with the attackers and criticised for arriving late to the scene, a whole 39 minutes after they received reports. Over 20,000 calls to the police emergency hotline went unanswered despite the event unfolding on live news. Meanwhile, uniformed officers were spotted walking away from the MTR station as the attack was developing, and later seen chatting with some of the white-clad men with hands on each other's shoulders.
In August 2020, the police aggressively pushed a vastly distorted narrative that runs entirely counter to what video evidence depicts of the assault. In a briefing, police officer said the attack was not "indiscriminate" but were clashes between two "evenly matched" rival groups.
Dubbed the "7.21 Yuen Long attack", the incident is one of the most remembered happenings during the Anti-Extradition Bill movement. It remains a shocking and indelible evidence of the police turning its back on Hong Kong people.
#PoliceState #PoliceBrutality #YuenLong721 #Truth
Image source: Supreme Media, #Jan20
30 months after 7.21 Yuen Long Mob Attack, Hongkongers refuse to forget
On July 21, 2019, over 100 rod-wielding men stormed Yuen Long rail station, leaving 45 people injured, including pro-democracy journalists, legislators, protesters returning home after a rally and regular commuters.
Several other violent beatings took place in the area, as white-clad men were seen chasing after black-clad civilians with wooden rods and bamboo sticks with the China flag attached.
Hong Kong police were accused of colluding with the attackers and criticised for arriving late to the scene, a whole 39 minutes after they received reports. Over 20,000 calls to the police emergency hotline went unanswered despite the event unfolding on live news. Meanwhile, uniformed officers were spotted walking away from the MTR station as the attack was developing, and later seen chatting with some of the white-clad men with hands on each other's shoulders.
In August 2020, the police aggressively pushed a vastly distorted narrative that runs entirely counter to what video evidence depicts of the assault. In a briefing, police officer said the attack was not "indiscriminate" but were clashes between two "evenly matched" rival groups.
Dubbed the "7.21 Yuen Long attack", the incident is one of the most remembered happenings during the Anti-Extradition Bill movement. It remains a shocking and indelible evidence of the police turning its back on Hong Kong people.
#PoliceState #PoliceBrutality #YuenLong721 #Truth
Image source: Supreme Media, #Jan20