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We advocate for #democracy and #humanrights, primarily focusing on #HongKong, but also on #Tibet, #Taiwan, #EastTurkestan, #China, #EastAsia and globally when appropriate. Website: www.liberatehk.se IG: @befriahk FB: @LiberateBefriaHK
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Veteran members of Hong Kong’s Democratic Party, which announced on Thursday that it would take initial steps to disband, are split over the decision. In full: https://buff.ly/439X4bh

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Former HK lawmaker Albert Ho may plead guilty in the subversion case against the now-disbanded group behind the city’s Tiananmen vigil, a court has heard. In full: https://buff.ly/3QvhiVi

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A recent report from the National Endowment for Democracy suggests the CCP's use of AI, big-data and other technologies is helping expand its use of transnational repression, international surveillance and "exporting data-centric authoritarianism." tinyurl.com/49muyc2f #China #HED #TNR

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The Democratic Party (Hong Kong) has decided to disband itself. thecollectivehk.com/%E6%B0%91%E4...

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London-based news media organization @theipaper.com identifies British lobbying firm Lowick, which has links to the Labour government, as the consultancy company aiding China in its ‘super’-embassy plan. tinyurl.com/yxak5wkm #China #MegaEmbassy #Lowick

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Hongkonger-in-exile @lokman.org writes in The HongKonger that telling our good stories about Hong Kong, even if it is difficult and emotionally painful, is "how we can win the battle for memory." tinyurl.com/546swe8u #HongKong

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Hong Kong’s Democratic Party will not rule out discussion on potentially disbanding during an upcoming meeting on Thursday, its chairperson Lo Kin-hei has said following reports that the party may shut down. In full: https://buff.ly/4hK2RJ3 Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.

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elderly hong kong

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New graphic novel by @badiucao.bsky.social and @melissakchan.bsky.social titled 'You Must Take Part in Revolution' available for pre-order. More details: www.badiucao.com/book

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📕Book Tour Announcement : Taipei, Los Angeles, New York, DC, and San Francisco — with others in the works (ping if you'd like us for an event!). @melissakchan and I are proudly to take our graphic novel YOU MUST TAKE PART IN REVOLUTION on the road! 🔗 badiucao.com/book

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The Irish Times covers the response by Uyghur and Hong Kong civil rights groups to the visit of Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi with Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Tánaiste Simon Harris. tinyurl.com/24jzp74z #TNR #China

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🇹🇼 Join us for this critical RightsCon dialogue featuring @aimenlau.bsky.social, our Social Engagement Team Lead, as she presents her research on the PRC's digital transnational repression of dissidents overseas, its impacts, and strategies to counter this growing threat.

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EVENT Protest: Remind China Foreign Minister Wang Yi of Human Rights Violations Against Uyghurs, Tibetans, Hong Kongers, and its Own Citizens Date: Feb. 17, 2025 (Monday) Time: 10.00-11.00 Location: Leinster House, Kildare Street, Dublin (Ireland)

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EVENT Protest: Say No to China's Mega-Embassy at Royal Mint Court Date: March 15, 2025 (Saturday) Time: 15.00 (3:00 p.m.) Location: Royal Mint Court, London

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EVENT Film Screening: Yellowing (2016) Date: Feb. 21, 2025 (Friday) Time: 19.00 (7:00 p.m.) Location: Haus der Demokratie und Menschenrechte, Berlin; Greifswalderstrasse 4 Trailer 1: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wSp... Trailer 2: www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5IY...

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EVENT International Working Women's Day Protest: Solidarity with women political prisoners in China & Hong Kong Date: March 8, 2025 (Saturday) Time: 15.00 (3:00 p.m.) Location: Chinese Embassy, London; 49-51 Portland Place

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As a Chinese dissident artist i think this is a Great cartoon and very appropriate to reference the tank man from 1989 giving Elon's Shanghai super Tesla factory and his damage to America.

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This is a wonderful profile of our colleague @chloecheung.bsky.social, the "choir girl-turned-democracy activist," and the relentless #CCP efforts, the worst transnational repression offender according to @freedomhouse.bsky.social, to silence its overseas critics. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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The New Voice of Ukraine (@english.nv.ua) reports that at least a dozen Chinese companies, mostly in energy, mining and industry, are helping Russia develop the occupied areas in Ukraine's east and south as part of a growing Russian-Chinese partnership. tinyurl.com/vw6p7b5z #China #Russia #Ukraine

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A new report by @thejamestownfdn.bsky.social claims that "research collaboration between European and Chinese universities could be indirectly supporting Russia’s war against Ukraine." tinyurl.com/5fert783 #China #JamestownFoundation

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UK-based lawyers for Jimmy Lai finally speak out about years of threats, hacks and harassment committed by the Chinese state and its supporters. They believe that transnational repression and the targeting of lawyers is growing. tinyurl.com/yc69kzvp #HongKong #China #TNR #JimmyLai

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In part 3 of the Hong Kong Repression Monitor series, Brian Kern/Kong Tsung-gan/江松澗 reports that "at least 96 Hong Kong civil society organizations have closed due to state repression" since December 2019. tinyurl.com/yrzdx89a #HongKong

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China is No. 1! In transnational repression, that is, according to a recent @freedomhouse.bsky.social report. The pro-democracy and human rights organization puts China on the top of 10 authoritarian regimes that employ TNR as a tactic to silence. tinyurl.com/mr2tntxp #TNR #China #FreedomHouse

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The Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (PORI) may soon shut down, citing uncertainty of its future due to the city's national security laws. tinyurl.com/2s4ce86v #PORI #HongKong #NSL

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False complaints and harassment continue against the Hong Kong Free Press (@hongkongfp.com) as the independent news media organization launches a “zero tolerance” policy against smear campaigns, trolling, surveillance, defamation, threats and more. tinyurl.com/yu5dpwe6 #HongKong #HKFP

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Taiwan-based Swedish journalist Jojje Olsson reports that SeepSeek can and is being used as a platform to distribute CCP propaganda, fake news and misinformation. Article in Swedish. tinyurl.com/38avry59 #DeepSeek #China #CCP

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The 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index, released annually by @anticorruption.bsky.social, has Hong Kong drop one point in its score, ending up 17th of 180 countries ranked in fighting corruption. China is ranked 76th. www.transparency.org/en/cpi/2024 #HongKong #China #CPI2024

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The harassment of family members, friends and colleagues by Hong Kong national security police seems to be picking up pace. This time it's two relatives of @carmenlau.bsky.social. tinyurl.com/m792j4h7 #HongKong #NSL

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Channel 4 News (UK) interviews Mark Clifford, author of The Troublemaker, and Chloe Cheung, a Hong Kong pro-democracy activist based in the UK, about the Jimmy Lai trial. www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkFG... #HongKong #JimmyLai #NSL

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The Guardian newspaper reports on the protest in London against the proposed Chinese 'mega-embassy.' tinyurl.com/mutyeh5n "Demonstrators at the proposed site included Hongkongers who fear it could be used to illegally detain dissenters."

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Public Opinion Research Project for Domestic and Overseas Hongkongers If you consider yourself a Hongkonger you can join this "Opinion Panel" on a two-year survey project. tinyurl.com/9yrwxuae

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Human Rights Watch releases 'China: Events of 2024' as part of its World Report 2025, proclaiming "efforts to centralize control has led to heightened repression throughout the country." tinyurl.com/3d83tynz #HRW #China #Xinjiang #Tibet #HongKong

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Crowd already spilling into the pavement in front of the Chinese mega-embassy site

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The road is indeed blocked and it is clear that is indeed not enough space to accommodate protests of this size in front of the future embassy

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Hong Kong artist-in-exile Kacey Wong, who currently lives in Taiwan, and theater dramatist and professor Keng Yi-wei talk about protest art and humor at the Taipei Book Fair. (in Mandarin) www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFFO... #KaceyWong #KengYi-wei

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France 24 English presents a special report on the disintegration of democracy and encroachment of the CCP into Hong Kong following the two NSLs. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fG-... #HongKong #CCP #China #NSL

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