Oct 14 Rally for Supporting the Hong Kong Democracy and Human Rights Act

Thousands of people joined the rally. On a footbridge, people are chanting "Liberate Hong Kong, Revolution of Our Times"

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Oxford SU Council Passes Motion To Condemn Hong Kong Police Brutality

Editor’s note: Martin Yip is an undergraduate student studying Philosophy, Politics & Economics at Oxford from Hong Kong

(16 Nov) Oxford SU Council Passes Motion To Condemn Hong Kong Police Brutality

Martin Yip, from Oriel College, said that Oxford, as a modern and progressive institution that treasures and upholds the values of liberty and democracy, should take a stance on Hong Kong and condemn police brutality in the city.

There were arguments between Hong Kong students and Chinese students, and the motion was passed 85% to 15%.

Source: The Oxford Students
https://www.oxfordstudent.com/2019/11/16/su-president-to-condemn-hong-kong-police-brutality/

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HKT07:13 #Nov20
U.S. Senate passes Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2019

Here are highlights of the speeches delivered by selected senators, all addressing the crisis in Hong Kong and the threat of China to freedom and democracy:

Marco Rubio, R-Florida:
“I hope the people of Hong Kong know that they have served as an inspiration to the World.”

Bob Menendez, D-New Jersey:
"Time is of the essence...People are being shot. Universities are being burned...This is not the Hong Kong that anyone wants to see. The vibrancy of Hong Kong...should inspire all of us."

Rick Scott, R-Florida:
“It’s Hong Kong now, then it'll be Taiwan...Is this the next Tiananmen Square?

Josh Hawley, R-Missouri:
"To those trapped inside PolyU...what you are doing has moved this body. What you are doing is changing the world."

Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee:
"We are standing with them [people of Hong Kong] ...it's important to know that China has really earned its place as the world's most notorious human rights violator."

"We know what their [China] ambitions are... to dominate Hong Kong, to dominate Taiwan, to dominate the surrounding region... and eventually to dominate internationally…[and what’s happening in Hong Kong] serves as a reminder of the horrors, horrors of authoritarian rule."

Ted Cruz, R-Texas:
"The people in Hong Kong are engaged in an existential battle for liberty!”

Charles Schumer, D-New York:
"Xi, your suppression of freedom in Hong Kong or Northwest China will not stand!"

"History has shown that always fails, Xi ... the Chinese system will either change, or fail!"

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May Glory to Hong Kong

"Many of them are very young people who are risking their very lives, taking to the streets, standing for democracy, standing for the promises that were made to them by Beijing many years ago and fighting for them now, putting everything on the line."

---U.S. Senator Josh Hawley spoke in the Senate before the passage of the Hong Kong Democracy and Human Rights Act on Nov 19 (Washington; HKT Nov20)

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Highlights of speeches by selected senators on the crisis in Hong Kong
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German Exchange Students Expressed Support for Hong Kong Protests: We cannot prioritize economic gain over humanitarian concern

On November 14 in Tuen Mun, Hong Kong police arrested many, among which two are exchange students from Germany.

One of them told a German Press that he had always been attentive to the happenings in Hong Kong. Right before the arrest, he was heading to a restaurant with the other German student. They put on face masks soon after the police discharged a huge amount of tear gas. The next minute they were surrounded and then arrested by the police, who intimidated them by wielding batons and accused them of hurling molotov cocktails.

Although the two reinterated that they were not protestors but exchange students from Germany, the police ignored their statement and had them interrogated for hours during detention. Police even cheered and celebrated for having arrested foreign students. The student interviewed bought his airticket to return to Germany once he was bailed.

He believed that it was fortunate for him to be born an European. Meanwhile, it is essential for Europe to shoulder responsibility for Hong Kong's situation. "We cannot prioritize economic gain over humanitarian concern."

Source: Stand News http://bit.ly/2rdo3mx

Japanese Student Caught in Police Arbitrary Arrests in Hong Kong:
https://publielectoral.lat/guardiansofhongkong/11965

Japanese Exchange Student Recounted Her Experience: We should not take freedom for granted
https://publielectoral.lat/guardiansofhongkong/11984

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The Golden Horse Awards / The reality is beyond the imagination of animation! The situation in Hong Kong is extremely saddening

(23 Nov) The Taiwan Golden Horse Awards ceremony took place this evening with results of the various awards being consecutively announced. The “Best Animated Short Film” award went to “Gold Fish”. In his acceptance speech, Wang Deng-yu (aka Fish Wang), director of “Gold Fish”, highlighted the recent escalating conflict in Hong Kong and stressed, “the reality is beyond the imagination of animation, the current situation in Hong Kong is extremely saddening.”

Director Wang Deng-yu has engaged in art creation for over 20 years; his new film "Gold Fish" adopts a fantasy as the main axis and was adapted from a comic book of the same name. The film describes how society's underclass is continuously exploited, which resonates with many people. The film has just won the Grand Prix at the 2019 Taichung International Animation Festival (TIAF) days before.

Source: SETN News
https://www.setn.com/e/News.aspx?NewsID=641298

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Protest against Carrie Lam Honorary Fellowship in Cambridge

( Editor’s Note: The Liaison Office of the Central People's Government Chief Wang Zhi-min lost his job and Junius Ho lost his honorary degree at Anglia Ruskin University because of the protests. When will Carrie Lam lose her fellowship in Cambridge? )

Carrie Lam has always been criticized since the anti-ELAB movement. Hongkongers numbering in the teens demonstrated outside of the University of Cambridge demanding the school withdraw Carrie Lam’s honorary fellowship.

The participants include university students, the Hong Kong Higher Institutions International Affairs Delegation and District Council Elect Suzanne Wu Sui-shan and Ben Lam. Benedict Rogers, the founder of HK Watch also joined the rally in Cambridge to urge the University to revoke Carrie Lam’s honorary fellowship. They held the banner “No Honorary Fellowship to Carrie Lam” and marched from Great St Mary’s Church to Wolfson College.

They criticized Carrie Lam and the HKSAR government led by her has been suppressing the anti-ELAB movement and eroding the freedom in HK. They believe that these actions disqualify her as an honorary fellow of the University of Cambridge.

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Source: Stand News (15-Dec)
https://bit.ly/2tA5kCy

Pewdiepie, owner of the most-subscribed channel on YouTube, talked about HK protest. #GlobalSupport

Bipartisan Move to Nominate Hong Kong Protestors for Nobel Peace Prize

Despite a Capitol Hill choked in the miasma of polarization, the CECC has launched a bipartisan and bicameral decision under Rep. James McGovern (D-MA) and Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) to nominate the pro-democracy movement of Hong Kong for the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize.

The letter to the Nobel Peace Prize Committee praised Hong Kong protestors as having “demonstrated … an unwavering commitment to a free and democratic Hong Kong”, while the protests were “impressively organized and coherent, yet notably leaderless and flexible.” The Commissioners urged the committee to recognize the contributions and sacrifice of Hong Kong protestors to the course of democracy in not just Hong Kong, but also the world.

Meanwhile, Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fl) invited activist Nathan Law to attend the State of Union address, calling Law “an inspiration in the fight for freedom and democracy.”

Source: Radio Free Asia, Hong Kong Stand Strong Live #Feb5
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52 Korean Civil Society Organizations Denounce the Arrest of Pro-Democracy Figures by Hong Kong Police: “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere"

//...freedom of assembly and association and freedom of expression are basic human rights that must be guaranteed.

We also express our deep concern that the arrest of pro-democracy activists by Hong Kong police could aggravate the social division and confusion at a time when governments and citizens must cooperate to fight the global disaster situation of COVID-19.

...“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere,” the injustice occurring in Hong Kong is, after all, a threat to justice that should be guarded by democratic societies around the world.

Therefore, we will continue to stand in solidarity with the Hong Kong citizens’ peaceful resistance toward democracy till the end. We strongly urge the Hong Kong government to immediately cease its unjust and arbitrary arrests of pro-democracy activists.//

#Apr21

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The Ultraman Taro actor Saburo Shinoda wrote in his blog, “In Hong Kong, those symbolic people in democracy movement like Angnes Chow Ting, founder of Next Media, Jimmy Lai Chee-ying have been arrested for the violation of the National Security Law. Even they have been released on bail quickly, there is still a long way to go. It’s pretty scary! The World should pay attention to that and protect them.”

Source: Facebook
Translated by: Hong Kong Echo

Further reading:
A note of thanks to Kyoko Koizumi for sharing the petition agianst the Hong Kong National Security Law
https://twitter.com/hongkongecho/status/1290753907296047104?s=21

#SaburoShinoda #UltramanTaro #Japan #FreeAngnes #JimmyLai #nationalsecuritylaw

#Poem #Recital #HongkongersVoice
Joseph Gordon-Levitt Calls For Hong Kong Voices: "Freedom fighters/ With faces of pain/ And voices that will be heard"

On Oct 21, 2020, U.S. actor #JosephGordonLevitt is looking for people in Hong Kong to recite a poem titled "Hong Kong Never Sleeps".

The poem describes Hong Kong by the image of water including "fire on water" and "weeping tears of rain". The work also highlights the pro-democracy protests in the city by "bringing together people in the streets" and calling Hongkongers "freedom fighters".

The poem in full reads:

"Hong Kong, she never sleeps
A beauty in the orient
A smiling dragon that breathes
She is fire on water
A city of spirited souls and passing ships

Hong Kong, a world of its own
Where we write our own history
Upon pathways unknown,
But never alone
We forever stand as one

Hong Kong, weeping tears of rain
Bringing together people in the streets
Freedom fighters
With faces of pain
And voices that will be heard

Hong Kong, a home to us all
With layers of landscapes, harbors and hills
Between blue skies and blue seas
On clear days
You can see forever

Hong Kong, our sacred city
Walking and talking through avenues
So full of life
The place we settle in to sleep
And fill with dreams in the night"

Gordon-Levitt urged the interested person to send their recording to:
https://hitrecord.app.link/hongkong_voiceactors

Gordon-Levitt was known for his roles in critically-acclaimed movies including 500 Days of Summer, Inception and Chicago 7. The platform Hitrecord is founded by him and his brother.

Source: Stand News #Oct22

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#US Consulate and #EU Office Join #Hongkongers to Mourn on June 4th

On the evening of June 4, 2021, candles are placed on the window side of both the American Consulate General and the European Union Office
in Hong Kong in commemoration of those deceased in the June Fourth #TiananmenMassacre.

Source: Stand News #Jun4
https://www.facebook.com/710476795704610/posts/4228075777278010/

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#ReportersWithoutBorders protests #AppleDaily closure at Chinese embassies in Paris and Berlin

The press freedom advocacy group Reporters Without Borders (#RSF) marched through the streets of Paris and Berlin on June 25, 2021.

They protested the closure of the Hong Kong's pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, after Hong Kong's Beijing-backed authorities froze the paper's assets and arrested several executives.

The NGO said on their website that they held "funeral-style processions" to denounce the "killing" of Apple Daily by the Hong Kong government, and to "raise alarm of the threats" posed by the Beijing regime to press freedom globally.

In Paris, RSF placed a coffin and funeral flowers for the Hong Kong paper in front of the #ChineseEmbassy. At the same time, they buried copies of the newspaper in front of the embassy in Berlin.

RSF Secretary-General Christophe Deloire said, "today's funeral is for Apple Daily, but tomorrow's may be for press freedom in China. It's time for the international community to act in line with their own values and obligations and defend what's left of the ,free press in Hong Kong before China's model of information control claims another victim."

Text: Deutsche Welle #Jun25

Photos: Reporters Without Borders
https://twitter.com/rsf_inter/status/1408397332190744579?s=21

#Paris #Berlin #Protests #NGO #Funeral