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Young Student, Who Was Shot By Traffic Police With Live Rounds Was Charged By the Police
On 11 Nov 2019, a 21-year-old student surnamed Chow was shot by a traffic police with three live rounds near Sai Wan Ho MTR station, where protesters had blocked roads.
Chow, together with another young man surnamed Wu, were arrested for allegedly attempting to snatch a police officer’s gun.
On May 28, police announced that after having conducted further investigation and consulted legal opinion, Chow and Wu were charged for “deliberately obstruct the police in the execution of their lawful duties” and “attempting to snatch a police officer’s gun”.
The case will be mentioned on 2 June at West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts.
Source: Apple Daily #May28
Picture: _koalasmarch_
#FailedState #PoliceState #PoliceBrutality #HongKongProtest #SaiWanHo
Young Student, Who Was Shot By Traffic Police With Live Rounds Was Charged By the Police
On 11 Nov 2019, a 21-year-old student surnamed Chow was shot by a traffic police with three live rounds near Sai Wan Ho MTR station, where protesters had blocked roads.
Chow, together with another young man surnamed Wu, were arrested for allegedly attempting to snatch a police officer’s gun.
On May 28, police announced that after having conducted further investigation and consulted legal opinion, Chow and Wu were charged for “deliberately obstruct the police in the execution of their lawful duties” and “attempting to snatch a police officer’s gun”.
The case will be mentioned on 2 June at West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts.
Source: Apple Daily #May28
Picture: _koalasmarch_
#FailedState #PoliceState #PoliceBrutality #HongKongProtest #SaiWanHo
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Artists and creative workers condemn the #NationalSecutityLaw for infringing creative autonomy
Meeting the press on May 28, musician Adrian Chow, who is also a board member of the Art Development Council, warned about the danger of the arbitrariness of the National Security Law.
"No choice, no chance to listen to 'Glory to Hong Kong anymore," he projected a scenario under the National Security Law bitterly, "we may be forced to listen to William Chan's War Wolf disco, or Hong Kong Coalition's theme song".
Chow pointed out free speech and freedom of the press will be deeply affected: Disclosing the police officers' breach of law may be counted as "disclosure of state secrets".
Chow compared the absurdity of the events in the Legislative Council to the authorities' "moving cordon": Pro-demoracy lawmaker Hoi-dick Chu was expelled for holding the sign "Best Chairman Starry Lee". LegCo president Andrew Leung, of the pro-Beijing camp, claimed that Chu's act was insulting.
Source: InMedia #May28
Meeting the press on May 28, musician Adrian Chow, who is also a board member of the Art Development Council, warned about the danger of the arbitrariness of the National Security Law.
"No choice, no chance to listen to 'Glory to Hong Kong anymore," he projected a scenario under the National Security Law bitterly, "we may be forced to listen to William Chan's War Wolf disco, or Hong Kong Coalition's theme song".
Chow pointed out free speech and freedom of the press will be deeply affected: Disclosing the police officers' breach of law may be counted as "disclosure of state secrets".
Chow compared the absurdity of the events in the Legislative Council to the authorities' "moving cordon": Pro-demoracy lawmaker Hoi-dick Chu was expelled for holding the sign "Best Chairman Starry Lee". LegCo president Andrew Leung, of the pro-Beijing camp, claimed that Chu's act was insulting.
Source: InMedia #May28
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#PoliticalProsecution #PoliticalPrisoner
#Letter from Jailed Activist #FigoChan: "As long as we keep our faith, we can advance through adversity together"
Figo Chan, League of Social Democrats committee member and vice-convener of Civil Human Rights Front, was handed a heavy sentence of 18 months for organising a march on Oct 1 2019, which the police deemed an unlawful assembly.
Before his sentence was announced, Chan wrote an open letter to Hong Kongers to thank them for giving their all to fight for democracy, freedom, human rights and justice.
He also said that, although Hong Kongers have a tough road ahead, “don’t forget, the seeds we've sown will certainly lead to a harvest in the future."
In the letter he wrote on May 22, 2021, Chan thanked Hong Kongers for their effort that raised worldwide attention to the Anti-ELAB movement and forced the government to withdraw the act. He felt “proud and touched”.
He also mentioned, although more and more activists are sentenced to prison for violating the National Anthem Ordinance and the National Security Law, Hong Kongers should persist in their belief.
“The road to democracy is very long. As long as we keep our faith, we can advance through adversity together. One day, we will meet again under the pot (Legislature Council Complex)."
Now that Civil Human Rights Front (#CHRF) is facing the risk of being banned by the government, Chan said that although he is being imprisoned, “I still insist that CHRF will not disband until the end. I also hope everyone will still keep fighting for Hong Kong, and speak up on June 4, July 1, etc on behalf of the arrested, exiled, in the name of freedom”.
In closing, he wrote: “There is hope as long as we are still here. Five demands, not one less! May glory be to Hong Kong.”
Source: Apple Daily #May28
https://bit.ly/2RQxGVP
#PoliceState #Court #NeverGiveUp #AntiELAB #HongKongProtests
#Letter from Jailed Activist #FigoChan: "As long as we keep our faith, we can advance through adversity together"
Figo Chan, League of Social Democrats committee member and vice-convener of Civil Human Rights Front, was handed a heavy sentence of 18 months for organising a march on Oct 1 2019, which the police deemed an unlawful assembly.
Before his sentence was announced, Chan wrote an open letter to Hong Kongers to thank them for giving their all to fight for democracy, freedom, human rights and justice.
He also said that, although Hong Kongers have a tough road ahead, “don’t forget, the seeds we've sown will certainly lead to a harvest in the future."
In the letter he wrote on May 22, 2021, Chan thanked Hong Kongers for their effort that raised worldwide attention to the Anti-ELAB movement and forced the government to withdraw the act. He felt “proud and touched”.
He also mentioned, although more and more activists are sentenced to prison for violating the National Anthem Ordinance and the National Security Law, Hong Kongers should persist in their belief.
“The road to democracy is very long. As long as we keep our faith, we can advance through adversity together. One day, we will meet again under the pot (Legislature Council Complex)."
Now that Civil Human Rights Front (#CHRF) is facing the risk of being banned by the government, Chan said that although he is being imprisoned, “I still insist that CHRF will not disband until the end. I also hope everyone will still keep fighting for Hong Kong, and speak up on June 4, July 1, etc on behalf of the arrested, exiled, in the name of freedom”.
In closing, he wrote: “There is hope as long as we are still here. Five demands, not one less! May glory be to Hong Kong.”
Source: Apple Daily #May28
https://bit.ly/2RQxGVP
#PoliceState #Court #NeverGiveUp #AntiELAB #HongKongProtests
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#NeverTrustCCP #Disinformation
Report found Beijing's exploitation in search results to shape views of Xinjiang and COVID-19
China’s global campaign to expand the reach of its political positions is said to help it secure a coveted piece of online real estate: first-page search results on Google and other major Western portals.
Content reflecting Beijing’s position on its human-rights record and the origins of Covid-19 now regularly appears among top results on Google, Bing and YouTube, according to a new report from the Brookings Institution and another Washington think tank, the Alliance for Securing Democracy, which seeks to study and resist the authoritarian government.
The report found the Chinese state media are "remarkably effective" at influencing the content returned for the term “Xinjiang” across several search types.
“Xinjiang,” which is among the most neutral terms in our data set, regularly returned state-backed content across news searches, with at least one Chinese state-backed news outlet appearing in the top 10 results in 88% of searches (106 out of 120 days searched).
On YouTube, state media appeared among the top 10 results in searches for “Xinjiang” in 98% of searches (118 out of 120 days searched).
Read full report
Winning the web: How Beijing exploits search results to shape views of Xinjiang and COVID-19
https://www.brookings.edu/research/winning-the-web-how-beijing-exploits-search-results-to-shape-views-of-xinjiang-and-covid-19/
Source: RFI; #May28
https://bit.ly/3PMrnvz
Report found Beijing's exploitation in search results to shape views of Xinjiang and COVID-19
China’s global campaign to expand the reach of its political positions is said to help it secure a coveted piece of online real estate: first-page search results on Google and other major Western portals.
Content reflecting Beijing’s position on its human-rights record and the origins of Covid-19 now regularly appears among top results on Google, Bing and YouTube, according to a new report from the Brookings Institution and another Washington think tank, the Alliance for Securing Democracy, which seeks to study and resist the authoritarian government.
The report found the Chinese state media are "remarkably effective" at influencing the content returned for the term “Xinjiang” across several search types.
“Xinjiang,” which is among the most neutral terms in our data set, regularly returned state-backed content across news searches, with at least one Chinese state-backed news outlet appearing in the top 10 results in 88% of searches (106 out of 120 days searched).
On YouTube, state media appeared among the top 10 results in searches for “Xinjiang” in 98% of searches (118 out of 120 days searched).
Read full report
Winning the web: How Beijing exploits search results to shape views of Xinjiang and COVID-19
https://www.brookings.edu/research/winning-the-web-how-beijing-exploits-search-results-to-shape-views-of-xinjiang-and-covid-19/
Source: RFI; #May28
https://bit.ly/3PMrnvz
Brookings
Winning the web: How Beijing exploits search results to shape views of Xinjiang and COVID-19
As the war in Ukraine unfolds, Russian propaganda about the conflict has gotten a boost from a friendly source: government officials and state media out of Beijing.