Hong Kong: what next?
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Tiananmen vigil organisers given prison sentences after a show trial in which key elements of the case were withheld from the defense.
Speaking before sentencing, Chow was defiant, criticising what she described as the “political” nature of the case and the decision of the court to withhold key facts.
“We will continue doing what we have always done, that is to fight falsehood with truth, indignity with dignity, secrecy with openness, madness with reason, division with solidarity. We will fight these injustices wherever we must, be it on the streets, in the courtroom or from a prison cell,” Chow said from the dock, in a speech that was interrupted several times by the magistrate, Peter Law.
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Hong Kong's once respected justice system has become a sick joke, the sooner mainland China's property bubble bursts and brings the regime down with it the better.
Speaking before sentencing, Chow was defiant, criticising what she described as the “political” nature of the case and the decision of the court to withhold key facts.
“We will continue doing what we have always done, that is to fight falsehood with truth, indignity with dignity, secrecy with openness, madness with reason, division with solidarity. We will fight these injustices wherever we must, be it on the streets, in the courtroom or from a prison cell,” Chow said from the dock, in a speech that was interrupted several times by the magistrate, Peter Law.
Hong Kong court jails Tiananmen anniversary vigil organisers
Prosecutors said Chow Hang-Tung, Tang Ngok-kwan and Tsui Hon-kwong were under foreign influence but refused to say who it was
Hong Kong's once respected justice system has become a sick joke, the sooner mainland China's property bubble bursts and brings the regime down with it the better.
“We will continue doing what we have always done, that is to fight falsehood with truth, indignity with dignity, secrecy with openness, madness with reason, division with solidarity. We will fight these injustices wherever we must, be it on the streets, in the courtroom or from a prison cell,”
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Possessing a children's book deemed critical of mainland China is now a crime
The arrests of the two men are believed to be the first time that police have detained citizens for possessing books deemed “seditious” by the authorities. It prompted widespread unease as a senior national security police official said at the time of the speech therapists’ arrests in 2021 that he “could not see a problem” with merely possessing those publications.
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The arrests of the two men are believed to be the first time that police have detained citizens for possessing books deemed “seditious” by the authorities. It prompted widespread unease as a senior national security police official said at the time of the speech therapists’ arrests in 2021 that he “could not see a problem” with merely possessing those publications.
Hong Kong: two arrested for possessing ‘seditious’ children’s book
Arrests believed to be the first time police have detained citizens for possessing literature deemed ‘seditious’ by the authorities
moochedit
Mr Mooched It
Looks like HK not getting the winnie the pooh slasher released for "technical reasons" 
... (and yes i know this film is probably a load of shite anyway 
)
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... (and yes i know this film is probably a load of shite anyway )
Screenings of Winnie the Pooh horror film cancelled in Hong Kong
Websites cite technical reasons but Chinese censors have targeted Pooh before due to Xi Jinping comparisons
JimW
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She posted in the parenting thread Sunday about her mothers day and sounded in fine fettle.
Yossarian
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Hong Kong police have permitted a small protest march under tight restrictions, in one of the first demonstrations to be approved since the enactment of a sweeping national security law in 2020.
Several dozen demonstrators were required to wear numbered lanyards and were barred from wearing masks, as police monitored their march against a proposed land reclamation and rubbish processing project.
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Respect to the protesters, but the whole arrangement seems like such a sick fucking joke compared to the protests of years past
Police granted the organisers a “no objection” letter on the condition that they ensured the protest would not violate national security laws, including seditious displays or speech.
Several dozen demonstrators were required to wear numbered lanyards and were barred from wearing masks, as police monitored their march against a proposed land reclamation and rubbish processing project.
Hong Kong police keep tight control over first authorised protest in years
Several dozen demonstrators were required to wear numbered lanyards, as police monitored their march against a proposed land reclamation
Respect to the protesters, but the whole arrangement seems like such a sick fucking joke compared to the protests of years past
Police granted the organisers a “no objection” letter on the condition that they ensured the protest would not violate national security laws, including seditious displays or speech.
Dystopiary
Left lyrics in the practice room
Dystopiary
Left lyrics in the practice room
I met a lot of Hong Kongers who had moved to the UK over the last year or so. I thanked them for choosing our country to make a new life in.
Yossarian
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Chief executive tells off reporter for referring to the 2019 protests as protests instead of "black violence"
“First of all, it is not the 2019 protests. It is the black violence. It is the attempt to make Hong Kong independent and [an] attempt to cause disaster to Hong Kong society as a whole that we need to prevent,” Lee said.
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“First of all, it is not the 2019 protests. It is the black violence. It is the attempt to make Hong Kong independent and [an] attempt to cause disaster to Hong Kong society as a whole that we need to prevent,” Lee said.
Hong Kong's John Lee chides reporter for referring to 2019 'protests' instead of 'the black violence' - Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
Chief Executive John Lee has told a reporter that the pro-democracy demonstrations and unrest of 2019 should be referred to as the “black violence,” not “protests.” Lee was responding to a question about how post-protest Hong Kong is set to see local elections with a proportion of...
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June 4 1989, never forget
After claiming for the previous years that the vigil in Victoria Park couldn't be held for COVID reasons, the dirty CCP scum are now just holding a pro-Beijing festival in the park instead
After claiming for the previous years that the vigil in Victoria Park couldn't be held for COVID reasons, the dirty CCP scum are now just holding a pro-Beijing festival in the park instead
Yossarian
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More than 20 arrested for such grievous crimes as holding an LED candle
www.theguardian.com
Hong Kong police arrest pro-democracy figures on Tiananmen Square anniversary
At least 20 people detained, including activist Alexandra Wong and leader of opposition party, as hundreds of police conduct stop and search operations
Dystopiary
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Good piece here from the NYT on the crushing of freedoms in Hong Kong and how the commemoration of the Tiananmen massacre has shifted overseas.
To Lit Ming Wai, a playwright, Hong Kong has a responsibility to preserve and pass down the memory of the crackdown, especially as it has been distorted and then erased elsewhere in China.
In 2009, she co-founded a community theater group, Stage 64, which sought to make the history of June 4 more accessible for young people in Hong Kong. The troupe’s most popular play is “May 35th” — a euphemism for June 4 that some people on the mainland use to refer to the crackdown.
“When we talk about June 4, we are not just thinking about Tiananmen Mothers. Even more, we are thinking of Hong Kong,” said Ms. Lit, who was an M.C. at June 4 vigils from 2004 to 2014.
That play can no longer be performed in Hong Kong without risking prosecution. Now based in England, Ms. Lit is seeking to take the play overseas. The play was originally performed in Cantonese and had its Mandarin debut in Taipei, Taiwan, on Friday.
To Lit Ming Wai, a playwright, Hong Kong has a responsibility to preserve and pass down the memory of the crackdown, especially as it has been distorted and then erased elsewhere in China.
In 2009, she co-founded a community theater group, Stage 64, which sought to make the history of June 4 more accessible for young people in Hong Kong. The troupe’s most popular play is “May 35th” — a euphemism for June 4 that some people on the mainland use to refer to the crackdown.
“When we talk about June 4, we are not just thinking about Tiananmen Mothers. Even more, we are thinking of Hong Kong,” said Ms. Lit, who was an M.C. at June 4 vigils from 2004 to 2014.
That play can no longer be performed in Hong Kong without risking prosecution. Now based in England, Ms. Lit is seeking to take the play overseas. The play was originally performed in Cantonese and had its Mandarin debut in Taipei, Taiwan, on Friday.
Yossarian
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I wouldn't live anywhere in the fucking mainland now for any amount of money but I can imagine having taken a job in Shanghai or wherever years ago and accepting that there would be certain limits on what you can do or say - but being somewhere where freedoms existed and were then stripped away by ruthless, illegitimate, and morally bankrupt rulers is something I would find intolerable.
Yossarian
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Hong Kong political prisoners as young as 14 are being brainwashed, mainland-style
The ultimate objective, according to a former prison guard, is to create a feeling of hopelessness among prisoners, deterring the youngest former protesters from activism or even seeing a future in Hong Kong.
“It was explicitly said to us that by the end of their sentence, the goal is to ensure the desire of these inmates to continue doing political stuff is less and less, and that they instead look for ways to leave Hong Kong,” said the former prison guard.
The ultimate objective, according to a former prison guard, is to create a feeling of hopelessness among prisoners, deterring the youngest former protesters from activism or even seeing a future in Hong Kong.
“It was explicitly said to us that by the end of their sentence, the goal is to ensure the desire of these inmates to continue doing political stuff is less and less, and that they instead look for ways to leave Hong Kong,” said the former prison guard.
Dystopiary
Left lyrics in the practice room
The pro-democracy protest anthem Glory to Hong Kong has disappeared from Spotify and Apple streaming sites, ahead of a government bid to ban it.
Different versions remain on Youtube and on Spotify.
Different versions remain on Youtube and on Spotify.
Serge Forward
Just enjoyin' my coffee.
Dystopiary
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Three years since the passing of the National Security Law...
Hongkongers who moved to the UK say they live in fear of Beijing. Extracts from the article:
But...
Hongkongers who moved to UK after national security law was implemented say they are 'living in fear' of Beijing - Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
Hongkongers who moved to the UK say they live in fear of Beijing. Extracts from the article:
But...
Hongkongers who moved to UK after national security law was implemented say they are 'living in fear' of Beijing - Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
Serge Forward
Just enjoyin' my coffee.
Link doesn't work. Twitter innit.
Yossarian
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