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200+ employees petition for i-Cable management to reveal reasons behind dismissal of engineering team heads
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200+ employees petition for i-Cable management to reveal reasons behind dismissal of engineering team heads
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200+ employees petition for i-Cable management to reveal reasons behind dismissal of engineering team heads
More than 200 employees from the Public Information of i-Cable petitioned, requesting for the management to reveal their true intentions behind the firing of 3 heads of the engineering team.
i-Cable responded to not affect the operation of the public information department
i-Cable filled the vacant roles in what seemed like an unbroken succession. The 3 heads of the engineering team were fired on 21 August on immediate notice.
Read here: https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/24406
More than 200 people in Public information Department, including every editors and journalists from the Hong Kong News team and all journalists from the China news team signed the petitioned directed to the i-Cable chairmen, David Chiu Tat -Cheong, and the Chief financial officer (CFO), Kwok Chi-Kin.
The employees felt “shocked, puzzled and angry” and expressed that this move would result in an “irrevocable loss of i-Cable”
They mentioned in the open letter that they did not approve of the management's decision to that dismiss the 3 heads without any prior notice. They also doubted the claims that from the management that this doing had no adverse effects on the daily operation of the company. They also requested for the management to explain the reasons behind the personnel changes.
The 3 new senior management officers mentioned in the letter are ex-senior management of another pro-Establishment TV station ATV, Anderson Chan Hing-cheong, Edna Tse, and Oscar Lee. Fung Tak-hung was reappointed to be an advisor.
i-Cable responded that the dismissal of the 3 people from engineering teams was a result of a “regular review of organisation structure and Human Resources”. They also mentioned that a reasonable and sufficient compensation package have been arranged according to the Employees’ Compensation Ordinance of Labour Department. They further reiterated their claims the dismissal "will not affect the daily operation of public information department”.
Source: Stand News #Aug22
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200+ employees petition for i-Cable management to reveal reasons behind dismissal of engineering team heads
More than 200 employees from the Public Information of i-Cable petitioned, requesting for the management to reveal their true intentions behind the firing of 3 heads of the engineering team.
i-Cable responded to not affect the operation of the public information department
i-Cable filled the vacant roles in what seemed like an unbroken succession. The 3 heads of the engineering team were fired on 21 August on immediate notice.
Read here: https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/24406
More than 200 people in Public information Department, including every editors and journalists from the Hong Kong News team and all journalists from the China news team signed the petitioned directed to the i-Cable chairmen, David Chiu Tat -Cheong, and the Chief financial officer (CFO), Kwok Chi-Kin.
The employees felt “shocked, puzzled and angry” and expressed that this move would result in an “irrevocable loss of i-Cable”
They mentioned in the open letter that they did not approve of the management's decision to that dismiss the 3 heads without any prior notice. They also doubted the claims that from the management that this doing had no adverse effects on the daily operation of the company. They also requested for the management to explain the reasons behind the personnel changes.
The 3 new senior management officers mentioned in the letter are ex-senior management of another pro-Establishment TV station ATV, Anderson Chan Hing-cheong, Edna Tse, and Oscar Lee. Fung Tak-hung was reappointed to be an advisor.
i-Cable responded that the dismissal of the 3 people from engineering teams was a result of a “regular review of organisation structure and Human Resources”. They also mentioned that a reasonable and sufficient compensation package have been arranged according to the Employees’ Compensation Ordinance of Labour Department. They further reiterated their claims the dismissal "will not affect the daily operation of public information department”.
Source: Stand News #Aug22
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Sources: 3 Heads of Engineering Team at Cable News Fired by News Director
According to sources cited by Apple Daily, three engineering team heads got a termination letter from their news director on August 21, 2020 effective…
Sources: 3 Heads of Engineering Team at Cable News Fired by News Director
According to sources cited by Apple Daily, three engineering team heads got a termination letter from their news director on August 21, 2020 effective…
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HK Govt Announces Universal Testing Scheme Despite Suspicion from Professionals
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HK Govt Announces Universal Testing Scheme Despite Suspicion from Professionals
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HK Govt Announces Universal Testing Scheme Despite Suspicion from Professionals
Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced Beijing-sponsored and organized programmes for universal coronavirus testing of the millions of Hong Kong residents to begin on September 1st, and that the the first testing period will range from 7 to 14 days. However, as the plan doesn’t come along with quarantine measures, its effects came with suspicion from the medical field
Microbiologist Ho Pak-Leung, head of the University of Hong Kong’s Center for Infection, cast doubts on its effectiveness. He pointed out that when the incubation period of the virus was about 5 days, if the government were unable to test for all residents within 4 days, not only would asymptomatic patients spread quickly in the community, the percentage of false negative cases would increase drastically.
Professor David SC Hui, member of the government’s disease-combating advisory group and Chairman of the Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, admitted that without quarantine orders, the practicality of the plan was much lowered. However, he said this was what the government had anticipated.
Pneumoconiosis specialist Dr. Leung Chi-Chiu, on the other hand, expressed worries, as the government can cover at best about one-forth of all transmission chains, which may make residents heedless of the risks of a potential surge.
Source: Stand News #Aug22
Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced Beijing-sponsored and organized programmes for universal coronavirus testing of the millions of Hong Kong residents to begin on September 1st, and that the the first testing period will range from 7 to 14 days. However, as the plan doesn’t come along with quarantine measures, its effects came with suspicion from the medical field
Microbiologist Ho Pak-Leung, head of the University of Hong Kong’s Center for Infection, cast doubts on its effectiveness. He pointed out that when the incubation period of the virus was about 5 days, if the government were unable to test for all residents within 4 days, not only would asymptomatic patients spread quickly in the community, the percentage of false negative cases would increase drastically.
Professor David SC Hui, member of the government’s disease-combating advisory group and Chairman of the Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, admitted that without quarantine orders, the practicality of the plan was much lowered. However, he said this was what the government had anticipated.
Pneumoconiosis specialist Dr. Leung Chi-Chiu, on the other hand, expressed worries, as the government can cover at best about one-forth of all transmission chains, which may make residents heedless of the risks of a potential surge.
Source: Stand News #Aug22
#FailedState #COVID19
Temporary Hospital to be Set Up in Hong Kong's AsiaWorld-Expo by China State-owned Enterprises Without Tendering, Pro-Dem Legislator Fears Bad Precedent
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Temporary Hospital to be Set Up in Hong Kong's AsiaWorld-Expo by China State-owned Enterprises Without Tendering, Pro-Dem Legislator Fears Bad Precedent
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Temporary Hospital to be Set Up in Hong Kong's AsiaWorld-Expo by China State-owned Enterprises Without Tendering, Pro-Dem Legislator Fears Bad Precedent
The HK government announced in August 2020 that it would set up a temporary hospital on land of the phase two expansion plan of the conventional venue AsiaWorld-Expo (#AWE) and transform Hall 8 to Hall 10 of AWE into a community treatment centre. The plan is expected to provide a total of 1,800 beds, with the costs to be paid by the PRC's Central Government and the construction work to be carried out by a contractor from China without tendering.
Carrie Lam had denied claims of transfer of benefits on Friday.
Sources from the construction industry in Hong Kong claimed that the said construction would be contracted by Chinese state-owned enterprises, with the China State Construction Engineering, which is controlled by the State Council of the PRC and contractor of the Huoshenshan Hospital, being the most likely. It is stated that the Chinese contractor had had meetings with the Hospital Authority and the government.
No detailed plans were given, but it is speculated that it would be built using Modular Integrated Construction, i.e. building the main components in the PRC, before shipping them to Hong Kong for assembly.
Pro-democracy legislator Dr Kwok Ka-ki, of Civic Party, who is a physician by profession, stated that this is the first time the Central Government paid full costs for facilities in Hong Kong since the transfer of sovereignty in 1997. He worried that it would set a bad precedent, "Having the costs prepaid is not all that matters. If they build several more National Security Departments free of charge, would you be happy?"
Dr Arisina Ma Chung Yee, chairperson of the Hong Kong Public Doctors' Association questioned the intent behind the PRC's sponsorship. She cited the floods and famines faced by the PRC at the moment, and that Hong Kong is far from a third-world area. She also stated that the phase one community treatment facilities at the AWE had not been fully occupied, questioning the need for more beds.
Source: Stand News #Aug22
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#KwokKaKi #MaChungYee #HKPDA #AsiaWorldExpo #NoTender #BenefitTransfer #RedCapital
Temporary Hospital to be Set Up in Hong Kong's AsiaWorld-Expo by China State-owned Enterprises Without Tendering, Pro-Dem Legislator Fears Bad Precedent
The HK government announced in August 2020 that it would set up a temporary hospital on land of the phase two expansion plan of the conventional venue AsiaWorld-Expo (#AWE) and transform Hall 8 to Hall 10 of AWE into a community treatment centre. The plan is expected to provide a total of 1,800 beds, with the costs to be paid by the PRC's Central Government and the construction work to be carried out by a contractor from China without tendering.
Carrie Lam had denied claims of transfer of benefits on Friday.
Sources from the construction industry in Hong Kong claimed that the said construction would be contracted by Chinese state-owned enterprises, with the China State Construction Engineering, which is controlled by the State Council of the PRC and contractor of the Huoshenshan Hospital, being the most likely. It is stated that the Chinese contractor had had meetings with the Hospital Authority and the government.
No detailed plans were given, but it is speculated that it would be built using Modular Integrated Construction, i.e. building the main components in the PRC, before shipping them to Hong Kong for assembly.
Pro-democracy legislator Dr Kwok Ka-ki, of Civic Party, who is a physician by profession, stated that this is the first time the Central Government paid full costs for facilities in Hong Kong since the transfer of sovereignty in 1997. He worried that it would set a bad precedent, "Having the costs prepaid is not all that matters. If they build several more National Security Departments free of charge, would you be happy?"
Dr Arisina Ma Chung Yee, chairperson of the Hong Kong Public Doctors' Association questioned the intent behind the PRC's sponsorship. She cited the floods and famines faced by the PRC at the moment, and that Hong Kong is far from a third-world area. She also stated that the phase one community treatment facilities at the AWE had not been fully occupied, questioning the need for more beds.
Source: Stand News #Aug22
https://www.facebook.com/710476795704610/posts/3383717691713827/
#KwokKaKi #MaChungYee #HKPDA #AsiaWorldExpo #NoTender #BenefitTransfer #RedCapital
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Where Did the Masks Go? Gov't Report: Police Received 7.08 Million Masks over 7 months
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Where Did the Masks Go? Gov't Report: Police Received 7.08 Million Masks over 7 months
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Where Did the Masks Go? Gov't Report: Police Received 7.08 Million Masks over 7 months
Hong Kong experienced a shortage of masks during the first wave of Wuhan Pneumonia early this year. With citizens scrambling for masks across the city, many questioned the whereabouts of the government's stockpile of CSi masks, produced locally by inmates under Correctional Services.
According to a report to the Legislature on August 21, 2020, the government released its records on personal protective equipment from the first 7 months of the year, including the number of masks distributed to its various departments.
The Hong Kong Police Force is shown to have received over 3.47 million masks made by CSi. This exceeds even the number received by the Department of Health, which ranked second, by over 300,000. Nearly 50 million masks were also procured from sources other than CSi for various government departments. Of these, the Police Force received 3.61 million masks, ranking fourth behind Social Welfare Department (13 million), Housing Authority (8.27 million), and Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (7.6 million).
With the 7.08 million masks received, the Police Force had enough to supply its 31,190 members with 226 masks each, averaging more than one per day during the 7-month period.
Chief Executive Carrie Lam was widely noted for demanding her officials to "take off your mask even if you're wearing one" during the most severe period of shortage. However, the report noted that the Chief Executive's Office had received over 13,000 masks over the course of the 7 months, of which over 11,000 were made by CSi.
The offices of the Chief Secretary and Financial Secretary have similarly received some 13,000 masks, more than Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau, Development Bureau, and a number of other departments.
Source: Apple Daily #Aug22
https://hk.appledaily.com/local/20200822/PHRQBFHHFBDLJL3C555JNR3DEQ/
#AsiasFinest #HongKongPolice
Where Did the Masks Go? Gov't Report: Police Received 7.08 Million Masks over 7 months
Hong Kong experienced a shortage of masks during the first wave of Wuhan Pneumonia early this year. With citizens scrambling for masks across the city, many questioned the whereabouts of the government's stockpile of CSi masks, produced locally by inmates under Correctional Services.
According to a report to the Legislature on August 21, 2020, the government released its records on personal protective equipment from the first 7 months of the year, including the number of masks distributed to its various departments.
The Hong Kong Police Force is shown to have received over 3.47 million masks made by CSi. This exceeds even the number received by the Department of Health, which ranked second, by over 300,000. Nearly 50 million masks were also procured from sources other than CSi for various government departments. Of these, the Police Force received 3.61 million masks, ranking fourth behind Social Welfare Department (13 million), Housing Authority (8.27 million), and Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (7.6 million).
With the 7.08 million masks received, the Police Force had enough to supply its 31,190 members with 226 masks each, averaging more than one per day during the 7-month period.
Chief Executive Carrie Lam was widely noted for demanding her officials to "take off your mask even if you're wearing one" during the most severe period of shortage. However, the report noted that the Chief Executive's Office had received over 13,000 masks over the course of the 7 months, of which over 11,000 were made by CSi.
The offices of the Chief Secretary and Financial Secretary have similarly received some 13,000 masks, more than Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau, Development Bureau, and a number of other departments.
Source: Apple Daily #Aug22
https://hk.appledaily.com/local/20200822/PHRQBFHHFBDLJL3C555JNR3DEQ/
#AsiasFinest #HongKongPolice
China dissuades Canadian MPs from meeting rights activists
Source: The Globe and Mail #Aug22
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China dissuades Canadian MPs from meeting rights activists
According to a report from Amnesty International and Canadian rights group released in May, Chinese government has increasingly resorted to “threats, bullying and harassment” to intimidate and silence activists in Canada, including those raising concerns about democracy and civil rights in Hong Kong and Beijing’s mistreatment of Uyghurs, Tibetans and Falun Gong practitioners.
Canadian MPs visiting Hong Kong in late 2017 were informed that Chinese authorities did not want the MPs meeting with Hong Kong leading pro-democracy figures such as Joshua Wong or Anson Chan.
In early 2019, Ms. Linda Duncan, NDP MP for Edmonton-Strathcona at the time, was contacted by the Chinese embassy in Canada advising her not to meet with the Dalai Lama, the exile spiritual leader of the Tibetan people.
Former Canadian ambassador to China David Mulroney said the call to Ms. Duncan “was an appalling example of interference.”
Besides these revealed incidents, China may have exerted other covert influence over foreign politicians.
Source: The Globe and Mail #Aug22
#AmnestyInternational #LindaDuncan #Uyghurs #Tibet #Falungong
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-mps-say-chinese-officials-have-tried-to-dissuade-them-from-meeting/
China dissuades Canadian MPs from meeting rights activists
According to a report from Amnesty International and Canadian rights group released in May, Chinese government has increasingly resorted to “threats, bullying and harassment” to intimidate and silence activists in Canada, including those raising concerns about democracy and civil rights in Hong Kong and Beijing’s mistreatment of Uyghurs, Tibetans and Falun Gong practitioners.
Canadian MPs visiting Hong Kong in late 2017 were informed that Chinese authorities did not want the MPs meeting with Hong Kong leading pro-democracy figures such as Joshua Wong or Anson Chan.
In early 2019, Ms. Linda Duncan, NDP MP for Edmonton-Strathcona at the time, was contacted by the Chinese embassy in Canada advising her not to meet with the Dalai Lama, the exile spiritual leader of the Tibetan people.
Former Canadian ambassador to China David Mulroney said the call to Ms. Duncan “was an appalling example of interference.”
Besides these revealed incidents, China may have exerted other covert influence over foreign politicians.
Source: The Globe and Mail #Aug22
#AmnestyInternational #LindaDuncan #Uyghurs #Tibet #Falungong
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MPs say Chinese officials have tried to dissuade them from meeting rights activists
Recent hearings by the special House of Commons committee on Canada-China relations have shone a spotlight on efforts by Beijing to shape public opinion in Canada
US Intelligence found Wuhan Officials Concealed Coronavirus Info from Beijing, Causing Global Outbreak
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US Intelligence found Wuhan Officials Concealed Coronavirus Info from Beijing, Causing Global Outbreak
U.S. President Donald Trump repeatedly criticized the Chinese government for concealing the COVID-19 pandemic. According to New York Times, “officials in Beijing were kept in the dark for weeks about the potential devastation of the virus by local officials in central China” since the outbreak began in Wuhan late last year, an U.S. official with knowledge of the internal report by U.S. intelligence agencies mentioned. It was the main reason of the global pandemic. American officials believed that the authoritarian system in China restricted local officials from freely sharing information with top officials, which caused deadly consequences for the world.
The internal report, originally circulated in June, contained classified section and unclassified section, which represented the Central Intelligence Agency (C.I.A.) and other intelligence agencies' findings. It listed a series of evidence that Chinese officials hid important information from the world. Even when senior officials in Beijing tried to obtain data from local officials in Wuhan, they still played a major role in withholding information from the World Health Organization (WHO).
#CIA #COVID19 #WuhanVirus #Beijing #US #China #WHO
Source: Stand News #Aug22
U.S. President Donald Trump repeatedly criticized the Chinese government for concealing the COVID-19 pandemic. According to New York Times, “officials in Beijing were kept in the dark for weeks about the potential devastation of the virus by local officials in central China” since the outbreak began in Wuhan late last year, an U.S. official with knowledge of the internal report by U.S. intelligence agencies mentioned. It was the main reason of the global pandemic. American officials believed that the authoritarian system in China restricted local officials from freely sharing information with top officials, which caused deadly consequences for the world.
The internal report, originally circulated in June, contained classified section and unclassified section, which represented the Central Intelligence Agency (C.I.A.) and other intelligence agencies' findings. It listed a series of evidence that Chinese officials hid important information from the world. Even when senior officials in Beijing tried to obtain data from local officials in Wuhan, they still played a major role in withholding information from the World Health Organization (WHO).
#CIA #COVID19 #WuhanVirus #Beijing #US #China #WHO
Source: Stand News #Aug22
Belarusians Build 13-Kilometer Human Chain. Protesters Say Lukashenko Continues Stalin's Tyranny
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Belarusians Build 13-Kilometer Human Chain. Protesters Say Lukashenko Continues Stalin's Tyranny
Belarusian anti-government demonstrations continue. Tens of thousands of people formed a 13-kilometre-long human chain in the capital, Minsk, on Friday (Aug 21) local time, demanding that Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko cease the use of violence against the people, conduct a search for missing protesters and step down.
During the human chain event, many people on the streets held the victory sign and the flag of Belarus.
The Human Chain Begins at a Former Soviet Purge Site
The human chain began in Kurapaty, an area in the outskirts of Minsk with much historical significance. In the 1930s, the former Soviet secret police persecuted as many as 300,000 people in the area. The event was revealed in the late 1980s and became one of causes for the popular uprising against the communist regime.
At the other end of the human chain was Akrescina, where the Lukashenko regime imprisoned protestors. According to the organizers, the choice of Kurapaty and Akrescina as the beginning and the end of the human chain was to show that Stalin's and Lukashenko's crimes were one and the same.
Source: Stand News #Aug22
#Belarus #Minsk #HumanChain #Lukashenko #Kurapaty #Akrescina
Belarusian anti-government demonstrations continue. Tens of thousands of people formed a 13-kilometre-long human chain in the capital, Minsk, on Friday (Aug 21) local time, demanding that Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko cease the use of violence against the people, conduct a search for missing protesters and step down.
During the human chain event, many people on the streets held the victory sign and the flag of Belarus.
The Human Chain Begins at a Former Soviet Purge Site
The human chain began in Kurapaty, an area in the outskirts of Minsk with much historical significance. In the 1930s, the former Soviet secret police persecuted as many as 300,000 people in the area. The event was revealed in the late 1980s and became one of causes for the popular uprising against the communist regime.
At the other end of the human chain was Akrescina, where the Lukashenko regime imprisoned protestors. According to the organizers, the choice of Kurapaty and Akrescina as the beginning and the end of the human chain was to show that Stalin's and Lukashenko's crimes were one and the same.
Source: Stand News #Aug22
#Belarus #Minsk #HumanChain #Lukashenko #Kurapaty #Akrescina
#AnimalCruelty
International attention on legal cat fur market in China
“Cat fur trade” in China has been drawn global attention, which gradually becomes a hot issue of animal protection. China was revealed last year that cat meat and cat fur were sold in local markets. So far, China still has no law against animal cruelty. In China, most of the stray cats have not been neutered. Therefore, its reproduction rate is high, and people catch them to make various commodities.
Cat skin can be used in different products such as shoes, gloves, wallets and jackets, so the cats have been traded. Such action is legal in China, which is the most shocking. The “Lychee and Dog Meat Festival” is infamous internationally. According to a survey, only 13% of Yulin residents in China have never eaten dog meat. Such behaviours in China has drawn international attention in recent years and called for a cessation.
#China #CatFurMarket #Cat #AnimalProtection #Yulin #DogMeat
Source: Cupid Producer #Aug22
International attention on legal cat fur market in China
“Cat fur trade” in China has been drawn global attention, which gradually becomes a hot issue of animal protection. China was revealed last year that cat meat and cat fur were sold in local markets. So far, China still has no law against animal cruelty. In China, most of the stray cats have not been neutered. Therefore, its reproduction rate is high, and people catch them to make various commodities.
Cat skin can be used in different products such as shoes, gloves, wallets and jackets, so the cats have been traded. Such action is legal in China, which is the most shocking. The “Lychee and Dog Meat Festival” is infamous internationally. According to a survey, only 13% of Yulin residents in China have never eaten dog meat. Such behaviours in China has drawn international attention in recent years and called for a cessation.
#China #CatFurMarket #Cat #AnimalProtection #Yulin #DogMeat
Source: Cupid Producer #Aug22
#NationalSecurityLaw #PressFreedom
Canadian journalists worried about their safety under the national security law
The newly introduced National Security Law in HK have put immense pressure on the people, with journalists feeling it the most.
If Beijing deems someone’s actions a national security threat, such as advocating for independence, they can be swiftly arrested.
While some journalists have refused to allow the law to silence them, self-censoring is certainly happening.
“Is there a place in the world that has a free press, but the kind of authoritarian regime that Hong Kong is being subjected to now?” HK based Canadian freelance journalist, Lincoln asked. “When are they coming for the journalists?”
Source: The Star #Aug22
https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2020/08/22/when-are-they-coming-for-the-journalists-canadians-in-hong-kong-feel-chill-from-chinas-national-security-law.html
#Canada
Canadian journalists worried about their safety under the national security law
The newly introduced National Security Law in HK have put immense pressure on the people, with journalists feeling it the most.
If Beijing deems someone’s actions a national security threat, such as advocating for independence, they can be swiftly arrested.
While some journalists have refused to allow the law to silence them, self-censoring is certainly happening.
“Is there a place in the world that has a free press, but the kind of authoritarian regime that Hong Kong is being subjected to now?” HK based Canadian freelance journalist, Lincoln asked. “When are they coming for the journalists?”
Source: The Star #Aug22
https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2020/08/22/when-are-they-coming-for-the-journalists-canadians-in-hong-kong-feel-chill-from-chinas-national-security-law.html
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Belarusian Authorities said opposition attempts to seize power harm national security; Opposition leader calls citizens to stand up, or become a slave
Source: Stand News #Aug22
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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.
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Source: Stand News #Aug22