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Off-Duty Police Carries Baton While Departing Hong Kong and Let Go Immediately
Apple Daily reported that an off-duty police officer was caught carrying a telescopic baton when he was going through customs at the departure hall at the airport.
However, the officer was then let go immediately without any repercussion. When answering Stand News' inquiry, the officials said the Airport Police Station was notified by the airport security at 9.27am, that a baton was found in a carry-on baggage during security check. It was then realised that the passenger was an off-duty officer who was carrying the baton lawfully, and further investigations will be conducted.
The police also emphasised that all officers are under strict regulations on equipment storage and usage.
It was confirmed in this September that off-duty officers were given extendable batons. Due to the escalation of violence in recent protests, said the official, officers are required to acquire equipment . The exact figures were however not revealed. The official also emphasised that officers have always been well-trained and strictly regulated on the use of force, and that the public has "absolutely nothing to worry about".
Source: Stand News
#Dec9
Apple Daily reported that an off-duty police officer was caught carrying a telescopic baton when he was going through customs at the departure hall at the airport.
However, the officer was then let go immediately without any repercussion. When answering Stand News' inquiry, the officials said the Airport Police Station was notified by the airport security at 9.27am, that a baton was found in a carry-on baggage during security check. It was then realised that the passenger was an off-duty officer who was carrying the baton lawfully, and further investigations will be conducted.
The police also emphasised that all officers are under strict regulations on equipment storage and usage.
It was confirmed in this September that off-duty officers were given extendable batons. Due to the escalation of violence in recent protests, said the official, officers are required to acquire equipment . The exact figures were however not revealed. The official also emphasised that officers have always been well-trained and strictly regulated on the use of force, and that the public has "absolutely nothing to worry about".
Source: Stand News
#Dec9
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#HumanitarianCrisis
China Detains Human Rights Lawyers and Familes On the Eve of World's Human Rights Day
The UN Human Rights Day is observed on December 10 since 1948. On the eve of this year's Human Rights Day, human rights lawyers in China and their families were barred from making public appearance and leaving their homes between December 9 and 10.
The National Security Police sent by the Chinese Communist Party government said blatantly that the aim was to prevent them from joining Human Rights Day activities.
The targets are human rights lawyers such as Yu Wensheng, Huang Quanzhang and Li Heping and their families. Not only that their homes were blocked or monitored by a group of unidentified agents, but they were also barred from bringing their kids to school or visiting hospitalized parent.
In Taiwan, 18 organizations petitioned and called on the international community to monitor China's human rights oppression.
Source: Stand News; Radio Free Asia #Dec9
https://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/htm/tw-rally-12092020060157.html
#HumanRightsDay
#HumanRightsLawyer
#YuWensheng #HuangQuanzhang #LiHeping
China Detains Human Rights Lawyers and Familes On the Eve of World's Human Rights Day
The UN Human Rights Day is observed on December 10 since 1948. On the eve of this year's Human Rights Day, human rights lawyers in China and their families were barred from making public appearance and leaving their homes between December 9 and 10.
The National Security Police sent by the Chinese Communist Party government said blatantly that the aim was to prevent them from joining Human Rights Day activities.
The targets are human rights lawyers such as Yu Wensheng, Huang Quanzhang and Li Heping and their families. Not only that their homes were blocked or monitored by a group of unidentified agents, but they were also barred from bringing their kids to school or visiting hospitalized parent.
In Taiwan, 18 organizations petitioned and called on the international community to monitor China's human rights oppression.
Source: Stand News; Radio Free Asia #Dec9
https://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/htm/tw-rally-12092020060157.html
#HumanRightsDay
#HumanRightsLawyer
#YuWensheng #HuangQuanzhang #LiHeping
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#PoliticalOppression #PressFreedom
2021 marks a sad milestone for Journalists in HK : Committee to Protect Journalists
In the Committee to Protect Journalists (#CPJ) annual report 2021, it revealed that the number of journalists jailed around the world had set another record in 2021, with #China remains the world’s worst jailer of journalists for the third year in a row, with 50 behind bars.
As for Hong Kong, it said that 2021 "marked a sad milestone".
"For the first time journalists in the former British colony appear on CPJ’s annual survey of journalists unjustly imprisoned for their work. Eight. Zero to eight in one year."
READ FULL ARTICLE:
https://cpj.org/2021/12/hong-kongs-sad-media-milestone/
RELATED ARTICLE:
https://cpj.org/2021/12/attacks-on-the-press-in-2021/
The number of reporters jailed for their work hit a new global record of 293 in CPJ’s 2021 prison census, up from a revised total of 280 in 2020. Also so far in 2021, at least 24 journalists were killed as a result of their coverage.
#NationalSecurityLaw #FreedomOfSpeech #PressFreedom #JimmyLai #AppleDaily
Source : Committee to Protect Journalists; #Dec9
2021 marks a sad milestone for Journalists in HK : Committee to Protect Journalists
In the Committee to Protect Journalists (#CPJ) annual report 2021, it revealed that the number of journalists jailed around the world had set another record in 2021, with #China remains the world’s worst jailer of journalists for the third year in a row, with 50 behind bars.
As for Hong Kong, it said that 2021 "marked a sad milestone".
"For the first time journalists in the former British colony appear on CPJ’s annual survey of journalists unjustly imprisoned for their work. Eight. Zero to eight in one year."
READ FULL ARTICLE:
https://cpj.org/2021/12/hong-kongs-sad-media-milestone/
RELATED ARTICLE:
https://cpj.org/2021/12/attacks-on-the-press-in-2021/
The number of reporters jailed for their work hit a new global record of 293 in CPJ’s 2021 prison census, up from a revised total of 280 in 2020. Also so far in 2021, at least 24 journalists were killed as a result of their coverage.
#NationalSecurityLaw #FreedomOfSpeech #PressFreedom #JimmyLai #AppleDaily
Source : Committee to Protect Journalists; #Dec9
Committee to Protect Journalists
‘Taken into a cage’: Hong Kong’s sad media milestone - Committee to Protect Journalists
The year 2021 marks a sad milestone in Hong Kong. For the first time journalists in the former British colony appear on CPJ’s annual survey of journalists unjustly imprisoned for their work. Eight. Zero to eight in one year. I first visited Hong Kong nearly…