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HK Police allegedly threaten to throw a riot defendant out of window to get a phone unlocked during investigation of a fire bomb case
In 2019, police arrested 6 men and women for the bottles of white gas and cloth strips found in their home in Causeway Bay on October 1. They were accused of "conspiracy to commit arson", but the prosecutors amended the charge to "conspiracy to commit riot" right before the trial starts.
The trial continued on Dec 2, 2020, and the defendant alleged a police officer of pushing his upper body out of the window to get his phone unlocked, while threatening him, "Speak! Or I will throw you out of the window!". The police officer was also accused to grab one of the female defendants and pushed her against the window, saying, "Why did you do such things? All that glitters is not gold", "You are dead meat and can do nothing. Why don't you just jump out of the window?"
Source: Apple Daily #Dec2
https://hk.appledaily.com/local/20201202/65YUZKQNGVEQJBUPCJN22SB6VY/
HK Police allegedly threaten to throw a riot defendant out of window to get a phone unlocked during investigation of a fire bomb case
In 2019, police arrested 6 men and women for the bottles of white gas and cloth strips found in their home in Causeway Bay on October 1. They were accused of "conspiracy to commit arson", but the prosecutors amended the charge to "conspiracy to commit riot" right before the trial starts.
The trial continued on Dec 2, 2020, and the defendant alleged a police officer of pushing his upper body out of the window to get his phone unlocked, while threatening him, "Speak! Or I will throw you out of the window!". The police officer was also accused to grab one of the female defendants and pushed her against the window, saying, "Why did you do such things? All that glitters is not gold", "You are dead meat and can do nothing. Why don't you just jump out of the window?"
Source: Apple Daily #Dec2
https://hk.appledaily.com/local/20201202/65YUZKQNGVEQJBUPCJN22SB6VY/
#FailedState #Court #Injustice
Hong Kong Prosecution Claims Possessing Eye Goggle as "Evidence of Rioting"
On August 31, 2019, peaceful pro-democracy rally turned into police-civilian clashes and 7 protesters were arrested in Causeway Bay and charged with rioting and other offences.
At the opening of the hearing, the prosecution made it clear that no video footage could be found showing the 7 protesters had participated in rioting activity. The magistrate was asked to rely on their clothing, proximity to the scene and the fact that they ran away from the police to infer their involvement.
The prosecution claimed that although one of the seven peopls didn’t run away or wear black clothing, he carried two goggles with him which could also be taken as prima facie evidence.
Source: Apple Daily #Dec2
https://hk.appledaily.com/local/20201202/CJDJTTGDXZHBXMURUFG6ON4I3U/
#PoliceState #Goggle
Hong Kong Prosecution Claims Possessing Eye Goggle as "Evidence of Rioting"
On August 31, 2019, peaceful pro-democracy rally turned into police-civilian clashes and 7 protesters were arrested in Causeway Bay and charged with rioting and other offences.
At the opening of the hearing, the prosecution made it clear that no video footage could be found showing the 7 protesters had participated in rioting activity. The magistrate was asked to rely on their clothing, proximity to the scene and the fact that they ran away from the police to infer their involvement.
The prosecution claimed that although one of the seven peopls didn’t run away or wear black clothing, he carried two goggles with him which could also be taken as prima facie evidence.
Source: Apple Daily #Dec2
https://hk.appledaily.com/local/20201202/CJDJTTGDXZHBXMURUFG6ON4I3U/
#PoliceState #Goggle
#PoliticalProsecution
HK Government Sentences Pro-democracy Youths to Prison,
British Foreign Secretary urges Hong Kong and Beijing to stop oppression
Source: Stand News #Dec2
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British Foreign Secretary urges Hong Kong and Beijing to stop oppression
Source: Stand News #Dec2
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HK Government Sentences Pro-democracy Youths to Prison,
British Foreign Secretary urges Hong Kong and Beijing to stop oppression
Former leaders of now-disbanded Demosistō Joshua Wong, Agnes Chow and Ivan Lam were sentenced to 13.5 months, 7 months and 10 months in prison on charges related to the unauthorized protest in 2019 outside Police Headquarters.
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https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/27057
British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab issued an statement in response, urging Hong Kong and Beijing governments to stop oppressing the opposition.
In his response to the jailing of the trio, Raab urged Hong Kong and Beijing authorities "to bring an end to their campaign to stifle opposition", and stressed that "prosecution decisions must be fair and impartial, and the rights and freedoms of people in Hong Kong must be upheld."
When asked about the sentencing of Hong Kong activists, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chun-ying only stated that this is not a diplomatic issue.
Samuel Chu, the founding and managing director of the Hong Kong Democracy Council (#HKDC), an overseas Hong Kong organization which participated in implementing the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act, said in a statement that Beijing and Chief Executive Carrie Lam have sent a message through this case: If young people do not obey their ruling, they will be jailed.
HKDC has asked the United States and the international community to jointly condemn this sentencing , which raises questions about the fairness and independence of Hong Kong judicial system.
Source: Stand News #Dec2
#DominicRaab #JoshuaWong #AgnesChow #IvanLam #Jail
HK Government Sentences Pro-democracy Youths to Prison,
British Foreign Secretary urges Hong Kong and Beijing to stop oppression
Former leaders of now-disbanded Demosistō Joshua Wong, Agnes Chow and Ivan Lam were sentenced to 13.5 months, 7 months and 10 months in prison on charges related to the unauthorized protest in 2019 outside Police Headquarters.
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https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/27057
British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab issued an statement in response, urging Hong Kong and Beijing governments to stop oppressing the opposition.
In his response to the jailing of the trio, Raab urged Hong Kong and Beijing authorities "to bring an end to their campaign to stifle opposition", and stressed that "prosecution decisions must be fair and impartial, and the rights and freedoms of people in Hong Kong must be upheld."
When asked about the sentencing of Hong Kong activists, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chun-ying only stated that this is not a diplomatic issue.
Samuel Chu, the founding and managing director of the Hong Kong Democracy Council (#HKDC), an overseas Hong Kong organization which participated in implementing the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act, said in a statement that Beijing and Chief Executive Carrie Lam have sent a message through this case: If young people do not obey their ruling, they will be jailed.
HKDC has asked the United States and the international community to jointly condemn this sentencing , which raises questions about the fairness and independence of Hong Kong judicial system.
Source: Stand News #Dec2
#DominicRaab #JoshuaWong #AgnesChow #IvanLam #Jail
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The Jailing of Young Pro-democracy Activists in Hong Kong: #IvanLam, 7 months; #AgnesChow, 10 months; #JoshuaWong, 13.5 months
Former members of the now-disbanded Demosisto Joshua Wong Chi-fung, Agnes Chow Ting, Ivan Lam Long-Yin were accused…
The Jailing of Young Pro-democracy Activists in Hong Kong: #IvanLam, 7 months; #AgnesChow, 10 months; #JoshuaWong, 13.5 months
Former members of the now-disbanded Demosisto Joshua Wong Chi-fung, Agnes Chow Ting, Ivan Lam Long-Yin were accused…
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HK Authoroties' Jailing of Pro-democracy Activists Triggers International Uproar
Source: US Speaker; The Guardian; Stand News #Dec2
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HK Authoroties' Jailing of Pro-democracy Activists Triggers International Uproar
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HK Authoroties' Jailing of Pro-democracy Activists Triggers International Uproar
During the demonstration outside the Police Headquarters on June 21, 2019, Joshua Wong, Agnes Chow, Ivan Lam and a large amount of protesters surrounded the building. The trio faced three charges of "inciting, organizing and participating in an unauthorized assembly". After pleading guilty, they had been remanded in custody for 9 days, before being sentenced.
On Dec 2, 2020, Magistrate Wong Sze-lai stated in the ruling decision at West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts that the trio conspired and actively participated in the assembly, which caused roads blocked and potential risks, and wasted police resources. The trio were sentenced to 13.5 months, 7 months, and 10 months in jail, Agnes Chow's application for appeal was denied.
U.S. Speaker Nancy Pelosi released a statement, comdemning “China’s brutal sentencing of these young champions of democracy in Hong Kong" and calling it "appalling".
Pelosi's statement also said, "This injustice is clear proof that Beijing will stop at nothing to stamp out dissent and to destroy the freedoms and real autonomy guaranteed to the people of Hong Kong."
At the same time, the UK foreign minister, Dominic Raab, also responded. He said prosecutions must be fair and impartial, and the rights and freedoms of Hong Kongers upheld: “I urge the Hong Kong and Beijing authorities to bring an end to their campaign to stifle opposition."
Source: US Speaker; The Guardian; Stand News #Dec2
https://www.speaker.gov/newsroom/12220-4?fbclid=IwAR2c6lxpCe_dlze1-wQ6PCA5tc31lUfOqHb-pzDXmGDweWz318d2uSn7gqk
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/02/hong-kong-activist-joshua-wong-jailed-over-protest-police-hq
#DominicRaab #NancyPelosi #JoshuaWong #AgnesChow #IvanLam #Jail
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Happy Birthday, Agnes Chow
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HK Authoroties' Jailing of Pro-democracy Activists Triggers International Uproar
During the demonstration outside the Police Headquarters on June 21, 2019, Joshua Wong, Agnes Chow, Ivan Lam and a large amount of protesters surrounded the building. The trio faced three charges of "inciting, organizing and participating in an unauthorized assembly". After pleading guilty, they had been remanded in custody for 9 days, before being sentenced.
On Dec 2, 2020, Magistrate Wong Sze-lai stated in the ruling decision at West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts that the trio conspired and actively participated in the assembly, which caused roads blocked and potential risks, and wasted police resources. The trio were sentenced to 13.5 months, 7 months, and 10 months in jail, Agnes Chow's application for appeal was denied.
U.S. Speaker Nancy Pelosi released a statement, comdemning “China’s brutal sentencing of these young champions of democracy in Hong Kong" and calling it "appalling".
Pelosi's statement also said, "This injustice is clear proof that Beijing will stop at nothing to stamp out dissent and to destroy the freedoms and real autonomy guaranteed to the people of Hong Kong."
At the same time, the UK foreign minister, Dominic Raab, also responded. He said prosecutions must be fair and impartial, and the rights and freedoms of Hong Kongers upheld: “I urge the Hong Kong and Beijing authorities to bring an end to their campaign to stifle opposition."
Source: US Speaker; The Guardian; Stand News #Dec2
https://www.speaker.gov/newsroom/12220-4?fbclid=IwAR2c6lxpCe_dlze1-wQ6PCA5tc31lUfOqHb-pzDXmGDweWz318d2uSn7gqk
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/02/hong-kong-activist-joshua-wong-jailed-over-protest-police-hq
#DominicRaab #NancyPelosi #JoshuaWong #AgnesChow #IvanLam #Jail
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Happy Birthday, Agnes Chow
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Pelosi Statement on Sentencing of Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Leaders
“China’s brutal sentencing of these young champions of democracy in Hong Kong is appalling. This injustice is clear proof that Beijing will stop at nothing to stamp out dissent and to destroy the freedoms and real autonomy guaranteed to the people of Hong…
#HumanitarianCrisis #CCP
Wall Street Journal: "Jimmy Lai, China’s Lie: In today’s Hong Kong, promoting democracy makes you a criminal"
Image: Stand News
Source: Wall Street Journal #Dec2
https://www.wsj.com/articles/jimmy-lai-chinas-lie-11606951156
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Wall Street Journal: "Jimmy Lai, China’s Lie: In today’s Hong Kong, promoting democracy makes you a criminal"
Image: Stand News
Source: Wall Street Journal #Dec2
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Wall Street Journal: "Jimmy Lai, China’s Lie: In today’s Hong Kong, promoting democracy makes you a criminal"
The Wall Street Journal (#WSJ) published an article titled "Jimmy Lai, China's Lie" in the name of the newspaper's editorial board. The article describes how advocating democracy makes one a criminal in Hong Kong.
On Dec 2, 2020, the founder of Apple Daily #JimmyLai and two senior executives of Next Digital were charged by the police with fraud. In the hearing on 3 December, Judge Victor So Wai-tak, whk is an appointed Judge for the National Security Law (#NSL), refused Lai's bail application.
Lai is rejected bail for the first time and will be detained in Lai Chi Kok Reception Centre until the trial to take place on April 16, 2021.
"No one is better known across the world for advocating democracy in Hong Kong than Jimmy Lai. So when Hong Kong police picked him up Wednesday on dubious fraud charges, China was sending a clear message: If you oppose us anywhere in the world, we will crush you" wrote WSJ.
"However, the fraud charge is not as serious as some of the others he already faces, especially on national security, its purpose is to dirty him up before he goes to trial on the others."
The WSJ article also mentioned it is no coincidence Joshua Wong, Agnes Chow and Ivan Lam were sentenced to prison for participating in 2019 protests against a proposed extradition law on the same day. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi rightly denounced the sentences as "appalling."
WSJ believes that Beijing is testing the position of Joe Biden, who is on board as the new U.S. President next month, to see if he will be different from Trump Administration.
The article supports the U.S. to consider adding more Chinese officials in the sanctions list and review Hong Kong's legal system. It emphasizes the U.S. has to refuse to accept "Chinese Community Party's (#CCP) Lie".
The article wrote, "We trust Joe Biden is paying attention." However, Biden is not eager to get trouble with China. But Chinese leader Xi Jinping has his own priorities.
WSJ described, "He [Xi] is testing whether a Biden Administration—especially one seeking a climate accord—will look the other way on China's behavior in Hong Kong and elsewhere."
WSJ urges for sanctioninh more Hong Kong officials, following how the Trump administration has voiced for Hong Kong and sanctioned Chief Executive Carrie Lam and ten senior officials in Lam's team since the Hong Kong Autonomy Act effective in August.
WSJ also hopes the U.S. to consider adding more officials the list and evaluate Hong Kong's legal system.
WSJ continues, "If lease disputes can be criminalized to go after political opponents, perhaps the government should advise U.S. courts that contracts in Hong Kong should no longer be presumed reliable. The sooner Mr. Biden makes clear these and other moves enjoy bipartisan support, the better he will be in his own coming dealings with China."
At last, the article believes that "the most powerful message the U.S. can send to China is moral" and quoted Alexander Solzhenitsyn's essay "Live Not By Lies" written in 1974 that "the best way to resist was to refuse to participate in the everyday lies all Communist regimes depend on."
"With regard to Xi Jinping, China's lies is about everything from the origins of the coronavirus to his incarceration of more than a million Uighurs.
China is now claiming that Jimmy Lai, Joshua Wong, Agnes Chow and Ivan Lam are criminals for taking a stand for democracy. Insisting on the truth may not immediately set them free. But the lack of moral credibility is the regime's biggest vulnerability, and refusing to accept its lies must be the starting point of any U.S. China policy."
Image: Stand News
Source: Wall Street Journal #Dec2
https://www.wsj.com/articles/jimmy-lai-chinas-lie-11606951156
#HongKongProtests
#NextMedia #JimmyLai #JoshuaWong #AgnesChow #IvanLam #Demosisto #Court #Trump #Biden #US #Sanction #Xi
Wall Street Journal: "Jimmy Lai, China’s Lie: In today’s Hong Kong, promoting democracy makes you a criminal"
The Wall Street Journal (#WSJ) published an article titled "Jimmy Lai, China's Lie" in the name of the newspaper's editorial board. The article describes how advocating democracy makes one a criminal in Hong Kong.
On Dec 2, 2020, the founder of Apple Daily #JimmyLai and two senior executives of Next Digital were charged by the police with fraud. In the hearing on 3 December, Judge Victor So Wai-tak, whk is an appointed Judge for the National Security Law (#NSL), refused Lai's bail application.
Lai is rejected bail for the first time and will be detained in Lai Chi Kok Reception Centre until the trial to take place on April 16, 2021.
"No one is better known across the world for advocating democracy in Hong Kong than Jimmy Lai. So when Hong Kong police picked him up Wednesday on dubious fraud charges, China was sending a clear message: If you oppose us anywhere in the world, we will crush you" wrote WSJ.
"However, the fraud charge is not as serious as some of the others he already faces, especially on national security, its purpose is to dirty him up before he goes to trial on the others."
The WSJ article also mentioned it is no coincidence Joshua Wong, Agnes Chow and Ivan Lam were sentenced to prison for participating in 2019 protests against a proposed extradition law on the same day. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi rightly denounced the sentences as "appalling."
WSJ believes that Beijing is testing the position of Joe Biden, who is on board as the new U.S. President next month, to see if he will be different from Trump Administration.
The article supports the U.S. to consider adding more Chinese officials in the sanctions list and review Hong Kong's legal system. It emphasizes the U.S. has to refuse to accept "Chinese Community Party's (#CCP) Lie".
The article wrote, "We trust Joe Biden is paying attention." However, Biden is not eager to get trouble with China. But Chinese leader Xi Jinping has his own priorities.
WSJ described, "He [Xi] is testing whether a Biden Administration—especially one seeking a climate accord—will look the other way on China's behavior in Hong Kong and elsewhere."
WSJ urges for sanctioninh more Hong Kong officials, following how the Trump administration has voiced for Hong Kong and sanctioned Chief Executive Carrie Lam and ten senior officials in Lam's team since the Hong Kong Autonomy Act effective in August.
WSJ also hopes the U.S. to consider adding more officials the list and evaluate Hong Kong's legal system.
WSJ continues, "If lease disputes can be criminalized to go after political opponents, perhaps the government should advise U.S. courts that contracts in Hong Kong should no longer be presumed reliable. The sooner Mr. Biden makes clear these and other moves enjoy bipartisan support, the better he will be in his own coming dealings with China."
At last, the article believes that "the most powerful message the U.S. can send to China is moral" and quoted Alexander Solzhenitsyn's essay "Live Not By Lies" written in 1974 that "the best way to resist was to refuse to participate in the everyday lies all Communist regimes depend on."
"With regard to Xi Jinping, China's lies is about everything from the origins of the coronavirus to his incarceration of more than a million Uighurs.
China is now claiming that Jimmy Lai, Joshua Wong, Agnes Chow and Ivan Lam are criminals for taking a stand for democracy. Insisting on the truth may not immediately set them free. But the lack of moral credibility is the regime's biggest vulnerability, and refusing to accept its lies must be the starting point of any U.S. China policy."
Image: Stand News
Source: Wall Street Journal #Dec2
https://www.wsj.com/articles/jimmy-lai-chinas-lie-11606951156
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#NextMedia #JimmyLai #JoshuaWong #AgnesChow #IvanLam #Demosisto #Court #Trump #Biden #US #Sanction #Xi
#PoliticalProsecution #SaveJimmyLai
Police flag Twitter activity, founding of Apple Daily English in allegations against Jimmy Lai
The Hong Kong police have cited Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai’s comments and actions both before and after the enactment of the national security law in accusing him of colluding with foreign forces. It is understood that this includes activity on his Twitter account, live chats with commentators and the founding of an English version of his newspaper.
The police have also accused Lai of having connections with the online group “Fight for Freedom, Stand with Hong Kong,” which advocated for foreign sanctions. Lai’s activities before the implementation of the national security law were part of the allegations, including his meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on July 8 last year, and his calls for sanctions in an interview with Apple Daily.
#PressFreedom #CCP #NationalSecurityLaw
Source: Apple Daily #Dec12
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https://hk.appledaily.com/news/20201212/BX7NV27ENREHJLPYMH4UTY2E6U/
Police flag Twitter activity, founding of Apple Daily English in allegations against Jimmy Lai
The Hong Kong police have cited Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai’s comments and actions both before and after the enactment of the national security law in accusing him of colluding with foreign forces. It is understood that this includes activity on his Twitter account, live chats with commentators and the founding of an English version of his newspaper.
The police have also accused Lai of having connections with the online group “Fight for Freedom, Stand with Hong Kong,” which advocated for foreign sanctions. Lai’s activities before the implementation of the national security law were part of the allegations, including his meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on July 8 last year, and his calls for sanctions in an interview with Apple Daily.
#PressFreedom #CCP #NationalSecurityLaw
Source: Apple Daily #Dec12
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https://hk.appledaily.com/news/20201212/BX7NV27ENREHJLPYMH4UTY2E6U/
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Wall Street Journal: "Jimmy Lai, China’s Lie: In today’s Hong Kong, promoting democracy makes you a criminal"
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Source: Wall Street Journal #Dec2
https://www.wsj.com/articles/jimmy-lai-chinas-lie-11606951156
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Wall Street Journal: "Jimmy Lai, China’s Lie: In today’s Hong Kong, promoting democracy makes you a criminal"
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Source: Wall Street Journal #Dec2
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Greta Thunberg Has a Message for Jailed Hong Kong Activist Joshua Wong
The Swedish climate campaigner #GretaThunberg has written imprisoned Hong Kong activist #JoshuaWong a letter, in an effort to draw attention to the detention of the protest leader in Hong Kong.
"You are a big hero, we are with you always,” Thunberg's letter reads. “Stay strong and never give up. You are never alone. I really hope that we will be able to meet one day.”
#Save47 #PrisonerRights #PoliceState #HKProtest
Sources: Stand News, #Dec2; Vice, #Nov30 https://thestandnews.page.link/RQ6mMpQ6b1BechAz7
The Swedish climate campaigner #GretaThunberg has written imprisoned Hong Kong activist #JoshuaWong a letter, in an effort to draw attention to the detention of the protest leader in Hong Kong.
"You are a big hero, we are with you always,” Thunberg's letter reads. “Stay strong and never give up. You are never alone. I really hope that we will be able to meet one day.”
#Save47 #PrisonerRights #PoliceState #HKProtest
Sources: Stand News, #Dec2; Vice, #Nov30 https://thestandnews.page.link/RQ6mMpQ6b1BechAz7
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Women's Tennis Association suspends all tournaments in China amid concern for female tennis player #PengShuai
Source: BBC; #Dec2
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Women's Tennis Association suspends all tournaments in China amid concern for female tennis player #PengShuai
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Women's Tennis Association suspends all tournaments in China amid concern for female tennis player #PengShuai
Chinese female tennis player Peng Shuai, aged 35, disappeared from public view for three weeks after accusing Chinese former Vice-Premier #ZhangGaoli of sexual assault.
#WTA chief Steve Simon said he had "serious doubts" that Peng was "free, safe and not subject to intimidation".
"In good conscience, I don't see how I can ask our athletes to compete there," he said.
News of the WTA suspending tournaments in China has been removed from the internet in the country, although the WTA's account on Chinese social media site Weibo is still available.
Read full statement:
https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2384758/steve-simon-announces-wta-s-decision-to-suspend-tournaments-in-china
Source: BBC; #Dec2
https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/59498779.amp
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Women's Tennis Association suspends all tournaments in China amid concern for female tennis player #PengShuai
Chinese female tennis player Peng Shuai, aged 35, disappeared from public view for three weeks after accusing Chinese former Vice-Premier #ZhangGaoli of sexual assault.
#WTA chief Steve Simon said he had "serious doubts" that Peng was "free, safe and not subject to intimidation".
"In good conscience, I don't see how I can ask our athletes to compete there," he said.
News of the WTA suspending tournaments in China has been removed from the internet in the country, although the WTA's account on Chinese social media site Weibo is still available.
Read full statement:
https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2384758/steve-simon-announces-wta-s-decision-to-suspend-tournaments-in-china
Source: BBC; #Dec2
https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/59498779.amp
#MeToo #Harrassement #Tennis #Sports #ChineseOfficial
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Jimmy Lai and Apple Daily Editors win Golden Pen of Freedom Award
Source: Citizen News; #Dec2
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Jimmy Lai and Apple Daily Editors win Golden Pen of Freedom Award
Hong Kong media mogul #JimmyLai and the staff of the shuttered Apple Daily newsroom have been awarded the Golden Pen of Freedom, the annual press freedom award of the World Association of News Publishers.
Lai, who founded #AppleDaily, has been detained for nearly a year on charges under the National Security Law, including colluding with foreign forces and endangering national security. He is expected to spend his 74th birthday on Dec 8 behind bars.
Lai’s son, Sebastien Lai, accepted the award on behalf of his father. He said that “journalism is at the forefront of history,” and that “it records the present and informs the future. It is a check against the powerful, and the voice of the people in times of strife.”
Apple Daily, one of Hong Kong’s most popular Chinese-language newspapers, closed in June after authorities used the controversial National Security Law to arrest the editor-in-chief and four other senior executives.
“With Apple Daily closing in Hong Kong, and a crackdown against journalism across the region, there will be less and less people shining light in these dark corners.”
Sebastien Lai said, adding “Thank you very much for this award but please keep dad, the Apple Daily newsroom in Hong Kong, and the people of Hong Kong in your thoughts as these events unfold.”
#GoldenPen #Media #Award #PoliticalOppression #NationalSecurityLaw
Source: Citizen News; #Dec2
https://bit.ly/3EkUSyy
Jimmy Lai and Apple Daily Editors win Golden Pen of Freedom Award
Hong Kong media mogul #JimmyLai and the staff of the shuttered Apple Daily newsroom have been awarded the Golden Pen of Freedom, the annual press freedom award of the World Association of News Publishers.
Lai, who founded #AppleDaily, has been detained for nearly a year on charges under the National Security Law, including colluding with foreign forces and endangering national security. He is expected to spend his 74th birthday on Dec 8 behind bars.
Lai’s son, Sebastien Lai, accepted the award on behalf of his father. He said that “journalism is at the forefront of history,” and that “it records the present and informs the future. It is a check against the powerful, and the voice of the people in times of strife.”
Apple Daily, one of Hong Kong’s most popular Chinese-language newspapers, closed in June after authorities used the controversial National Security Law to arrest the editor-in-chief and four other senior executives.
“With Apple Daily closing in Hong Kong, and a crackdown against journalism across the region, there will be less and less people shining light in these dark corners.”
Sebastien Lai said, adding “Thank you very much for this award but please keep dad, the Apple Daily newsroom in Hong Kong, and the people of Hong Kong in your thoughts as these events unfold.”
#GoldenPen #Media #Award #PoliticalOppression #NationalSecurityLaw
Source: Citizen News; #Dec2
https://bit.ly/3EkUSyy
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黎智英、《蘋果日報》獲頒新聞自由金筆獎
世界新聞出版協會（World Association of News Publishers）將年度新聞自由金筆獎頒發予正身陷囹圄的壹傳媒集團創辦人黎智英，以及香港蘋果日報編輯部人員，表彰他們為了捍衛新聞自由犧牲的精神。創立於1961年的自由金筆獎，每年會頒發給對捍衛和促進新聞自由有傑出貢獻者。黎智英兒子黎崇恩代表領獎，他致辭表示，由於蘋果日報停刊，加上香港新聞自由持續遭打壓，「在黑暗中發光的人將越來越少」，他感謝主辦單位頒發獎項，「也請別忘記我的父親、香港《蘋果日報》編輯部、以及香港人民」。
#Regime
HK public broadcaster removes social media pages of 12 popular programmes
Since one year ago, the Hong Kong public broadcaster #RTHK, with the change of management, has been removing programmes that the authorities deem "sensitive" from its website and restricting quality programmes from enrolling competitions.
On November 27, 2021,the broadcaster sneaked in a notice at the bottom of its website, saying that the station will halt the Facebook, Instagram and Twitter pages of 12 shows from December 3, 2021 onwards.
The notice, however, didn't give any reasons to the halt.
The programmes affected are:
- This Morning;
- The Pulse;
- LegCo Review;
- Hong Kong Connection;
- This Week;
- Think About Thinking;
- Headliner;
- Hong Kong Stories – A Time to Mend;
- Rich Mate Poor Mate Series 2 and 3;
- Sign Language; and
- Knowledge Zone.
Most of these shows are no longer in production, including the axed popular political satire show Headliner.
While some of these social media pages have been dormant for periods ranging from around two months to more than two years, others have been popular among netizens and followed by many.
The Facebook page of Hong Kong Connection had 360,000 likes and followed by 440,000.
The Facebook page of Headliner had 420,000 likes and followed by 480,000.
The Facebook page of This Week had 340,000 likes and followed by 430,000;
The Facebook page of Think about Thinking had 87,000 likes and followed by 100,000.
Image: Stand News
Source: Citizen News; #Dec2
https://bit.ly/2ZMdTLg
#MemoryWar #Silence #Censorship #Headliner #HongKongConnection
HK public broadcaster removes social media pages of 12 popular programmes
Since one year ago, the Hong Kong public broadcaster #RTHK, with the change of management, has been removing programmes that the authorities deem "sensitive" from its website and restricting quality programmes from enrolling competitions.
On November 27, 2021,the broadcaster sneaked in a notice at the bottom of its website, saying that the station will halt the Facebook, Instagram and Twitter pages of 12 shows from December 3, 2021 onwards.
The notice, however, didn't give any reasons to the halt.
The programmes affected are:
- This Morning;
- The Pulse;
- LegCo Review;
- Hong Kong Connection;
- This Week;
- Think About Thinking;
- Headliner;
- Hong Kong Stories – A Time to Mend;
- Rich Mate Poor Mate Series 2 and 3;
- Sign Language; and
- Knowledge Zone.
Most of these shows are no longer in production, including the axed popular political satire show Headliner.
While some of these social media pages have been dormant for periods ranging from around two months to more than two years, others have been popular among netizens and followed by many.
The Facebook page of Hong Kong Connection had 360,000 likes and followed by 440,000.
The Facebook page of Headliner had 420,000 likes and followed by 480,000.
The Facebook page of This Week had 340,000 likes and followed by 430,000;
The Facebook page of Think about Thinking had 87,000 likes and followed by 100,000.
Image: Stand News
Source: Citizen News; #Dec2
https://bit.ly/2ZMdTLg
#MemoryWar #Silence #Censorship #Headliner #HongKongConnection
眾新聞
《鏗鏘集》、《頭條新聞》等至少12個節目社交平台 明起「結束運作」
繼下架一年之前的節目、禁止作品參賽後，香港電台周五起，將暫停多個節目的社交平台，當中包括《鏗鏘集》、《議事論事》、《頭條新聞》、《視點31》等至少12個廣為人知的節目。
#FailedState
Hong Kong quarantine pushes Cathay pilots to 'breaking point'
Image: Stand News
Source: AFP; Straits Times #Dec2
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Hong Kong quarantine pushes Cathay pilots to 'breaking point'
Image: Stand News
Source: AFP; Straits Times #Dec2
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#FailedState
Hong Kong quarantine pushes Cathay pilots to 'breaking point'
//#CathayPacific has been hit by a wave of pilot resignations in recent weeks as resentment over Hong Kong's strict quarantine regime boils over and crew scramble for emerging opportunities overseas.
The departures come as Hong Kong ties itself to Beijing's closed-border zero-Covid strategy - a move that has kept the city coronavirus-free but internationally isolated.
Hong Kong's leaders say normalising travel with China must come before the rest of the world, a strategy that has caused growing alarm within multinationals in a finance hub that dubs itself "Asia's World City".
AFP interviewed four Cathay pilots who requested anonymity. Each said they knew more than a dozen colleagues who had resigned in the last few weeks.
Pilots fear Hong Kong's future as one of Asia's busiest transport hubs is now at risk.
"Once airlines move infrastructure like technicians, ground crew and pilots out of Hong Kong to places like Seoul and Bangkok, trust me, they're not coming back," one pilot said.
One pilot who flies commercial said he had been unable to see his family overseas for more than 20 months because of the quarantine restrictions and his need to stay flying to top up his depleted salary.
He said he felt Hong Kong's leaders have abandoned the idea of the city being an international hub at the request of "our overlords to the north" - a reference to Beijing.
"I love Hong Kong but if we're not going to plan our way out of this with a roadmap the question becomes what am I doing here?" he said.
"I can't take another year of this."//
Image: Stand News
Source: AFP; Straits Times #Dec2
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/hong-kong-quarantine-pushes-cathay-pilots-to-breaking-point
#Beijing #Covid19 #Pandemic #Quarantine #Pilot #Resignation
Hong Kong quarantine pushes Cathay pilots to 'breaking point'
//#CathayPacific has been hit by a wave of pilot resignations in recent weeks as resentment over Hong Kong's strict quarantine regime boils over and crew scramble for emerging opportunities overseas.
The departures come as Hong Kong ties itself to Beijing's closed-border zero-Covid strategy - a move that has kept the city coronavirus-free but internationally isolated.
Hong Kong's leaders say normalising travel with China must come before the rest of the world, a strategy that has caused growing alarm within multinationals in a finance hub that dubs itself "Asia's World City".
AFP interviewed four Cathay pilots who requested anonymity. Each said they knew more than a dozen colleagues who had resigned in the last few weeks.
Pilots fear Hong Kong's future as one of Asia's busiest transport hubs is now at risk.
"Once airlines move infrastructure like technicians, ground crew and pilots out of Hong Kong to places like Seoul and Bangkok, trust me, they're not coming back," one pilot said.
One pilot who flies commercial said he had been unable to see his family overseas for more than 20 months because of the quarantine restrictions and his need to stay flying to top up his depleted salary.
He said he felt Hong Kong's leaders have abandoned the idea of the city being an international hub at the request of "our overlords to the north" - a reference to Beijing.
"I love Hong Kong but if we're not going to plan our way out of this with a roadmap the question becomes what am I doing here?" he said.
"I can't take another year of this."//
Image: Stand News
Source: AFP; Straits Times #Dec2
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/hong-kong-quarantine-pushes-cathay-pilots-to-breaking-point
#Beijing #Covid19 #Pandemic #Quarantine #Pilot #Resignation
The Straits Times
Hong Kong quarantine pushes Cathay pilots to 'breaking point'
One cargo pilot said he planned to resign "within six months" and look for employment overseas.
Read more at straitstimes.com.
Read more at straitstimes.com.
#CulturalGenocide
China Pushes 85% of Population Speaking Putonghua by 2025 Even Among Ethnic Minorities
#CCP #China #MotherTongue #Language #Assimilation
Source: RFA #Dec2; Bloomberg, #Dec1
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China Pushes 85% of Population Speaking Putonghua by 2025 Even Among Ethnic Minorities
#CCP #China #MotherTongue #Language #Assimilation
Source: RFA #Dec2; Bloomberg, #Dec1
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#CulturalGenocide
China Pushes 85% of Population Speaking Putonghua by 2025 Even Among Ethnic Minorities
The #PRCgovernment is stepping up efforts to popularize #Putonghua in China, claiming that the use of putonghua remains “unbalanced and inadequate” and needs to be improved to meet the demands of the modern economy.
For the first time, the #PRC government named the two Special Administrative Regions, #HongKong and #Macau, for the new policy.
On November 30, the General Office of the State Council issued a set of new policies on language for #PRC, “Opinions of the General Office of the State Council on Comprehensively Strengthening Language and Writing Work in the New Era (關於全面加強新時代語言文字工作的意見)”.
The policy stressed the importance of speaking and using a standardized language, saying that the authorities will “unswervingly" promote the usage among ethnic minorities and in rural areas.
It also set a goal for the national penetration rate of Putonghua to reach 85% by 2025. Along with the 2025 goal, the policy aims to make Putonghua virtually universal by 2035, including in rural areas and among #EthnicMinorities.
The media described the new order as an “aggressive push” to the Chinese regional dialects such as #Cantonese and #Hokkien under even greater pressure, along with #minority languages such as #Tibetan, #Mongolian and #Uyghur.
Critics have protested the changes to the education system and employment requirements that have steadily eroded the role of minority languages. They call it a campaign to eradicate cultures that do not conform with the dominant ethnic group.
#CCP #China #MotherTongue #Language #Assimilation
Source: RFA #Dec2; Bloomberg, #Dec1
https://www.facebook.com/454004001340790/posts/6502480579826405/
China Pushes 85% of Population Speaking Putonghua by 2025 Even Among Ethnic Minorities
The #PRCgovernment is stepping up efforts to popularize #Putonghua in China, claiming that the use of putonghua remains “unbalanced and inadequate” and needs to be improved to meet the demands of the modern economy.
For the first time, the #PRC government named the two Special Administrative Regions, #HongKong and #Macau, for the new policy.
On November 30, the General Office of the State Council issued a set of new policies on language for #PRC, “Opinions of the General Office of the State Council on Comprehensively Strengthening Language and Writing Work in the New Era (關於全面加強新時代語言文字工作的意見)”.
The policy stressed the importance of speaking and using a standardized language, saying that the authorities will “unswervingly" promote the usage among ethnic minorities and in rural areas.
It also set a goal for the national penetration rate of Putonghua to reach 85% by 2025. Along with the 2025 goal, the policy aims to make Putonghua virtually universal by 2035, including in rural areas and among #EthnicMinorities.
The media described the new order as an “aggressive push” to the Chinese regional dialects such as #Cantonese and #Hokkien under even greater pressure, along with #minority languages such as #Tibetan, #Mongolian and #Uyghur.
Critics have protested the changes to the education system and employment requirements that have steadily eroded the role of minority languages. They call it a campaign to eradicate cultures that do not conform with the dominant ethnic group.
#CCP #China #MotherTongue #Language #Assimilation
Source: RFA #Dec2; Bloomberg, #Dec1
https://www.facebook.com/454004001340790/posts/6502480579826405/
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